英语词汇apple of discord的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

apple of discord. This legendary golden apple was thrown on the table by the god Eris (Discord) at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, to which all the Greek gods but Eris had been invited. The apple was said to be “for the most beautiful woman” present, and Paris judged between Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Ve- nus), and Athene (Minerva), who offered him, respectively, bribes of power, sex, and martial glory. He chose Aphrodite, and the vengeance of Hera and Athene supposedly led to the fall of Troy. The apple of discord still means the cause of a dis- pute, or something to be disputed.

词汇	apple of discord
词源	apple of discord. This legendary golden apple was thrown on the table by the god Eris (Discord) at the wedding of Thetis and Peleus, to which all the Greek gods but Eris had been invited. The apple was said to be “for the most beautiful woman” present, and Paris judged between Hera (Juno), Aphrodite (Ve- nus), and Athene (Minerva), who offered him, respectively, bribes of power, sex, and martial glory. He chose Aphrodite, and the vengeance of Hera and Athene supposedly led to the fall of Troy. The apple of discord still means the cause of a dis- pute, or something to be disputed.
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