Editing Judgement of Paris (section)

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[[File:Fresco - Wall Fragment with the Judgment of Paris.jpg|thumb|300px|Judgement of Paris, fresco from [[Pompeii]]]]
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The '''Judgement of Paris''' is a story from [[Greek mythology]], which was one of the events that led up to the [[Trojan War]], and in later versions to the foundation of [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite web| first=Jimmy | last=Joe |title=Trojan War - Judgement of Paris|url=https://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/trojanwar.html#Judgement| publisher=Timeless Myths (Classical Mythology) |access-date=13 December 2019}}</ref>

[[Eris (mythology)|Eris]], the goddess of discord, was not invited to the wedding of [[Peleus]] and [[Thetis]]. In revenge, she brought a [[Apple of Discord|golden apple]], inscribed, "To the fairest one", which she threw into the wedding. Three guests, [[Hera]], [[Athena]] and [[Aphrodite]], after some disputation, agreed to have [[Paris of Troy]] choose the fairest one. Paris chose Aphrodite, she having [[bribe]]d him with the most beautiful mortal woman in the world, [[Helen of Sparta]], wife of [[Menelaus]]. Consequently, Paris carried Helen off to [[Troy]], and the Greeks invaded Troy for Helen's return. Eris's [[Apple of Discord]] was thus the instrumental ''[[casus belli]]'' (or her not being invited to the wedding in the first place) of the Trojan War.