THE APPLE OF

DISCORD
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Group 1 Pascal 10

CHARACTERS (mortals)
Hecuba Queen of Troy, mother of Paris, wife of Priam
Priam last King of Troy, father of Paris, husband of Hecuba
Aesacus son of Priam and Arisbe, learned the art of interpreting dreams.
Paris second son of Priam and Hecuba; received the name Alexander (defender of men)
Agelaus son of Heracles and Omphale; took Paris and brought him up
Peleus son of Aecus and Endeis; groom of Thetis; father of Achilles
Helen most beautiful woman in Greece; daughter of Zeus and Leda;
King Menelaus king of Sparta; son of Atreus and Aerope; husband of Helen
Tyndareus son of Oebalus and Gorgophone; husband of Leda; stepfather of Helen and
Pollux

CHARACTERS (immortals)
Zeus god of the sky and thunder, the king of the gods of Mount Olympus; son of Cronus
and Rhea
Thetis - a sea nymph, leader of the 50 Nereid goddesses of the sea; bride of Peleus
Athena goddess of wisdom, courage and justice; daughter of Zeus & Metis
Aphrodite goddess of love and beauty; daughter of Zeus and Dione*
Hera goddess of marriage, women, childbirth and family; wife of Zeus; daughter of Cronus
and Rhea
Eris goddess of chaos, strife and discord; daughter of Nyx*
Hermes messenger of the gods, god of thieves, trade, travelers, sports and medicine.
Ares god of war; son of Zeus and Hera

SETTING
Troy

Mount
Olympus

Sparta

Further Elaboration
The Apple of Discord can be seen in the work of Homer, The Iliad.
Eris tossed in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and
Thetis as a prize of beauty, thus sparking a vanity-fueled dispute among Hera,
Athena and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War.
Hecuba had a dream that she will give birth to a torch that will burn the whole
city. Thus, they consulted the seer, Aeacus, and he told them that they have to kill
their son because of this premonition.
Aeagus got orders from King Priam to kill the boy but instead of killing him directly,
he left him in the woods of Mt. Ida and after 5 days he went back and saw the boy
unharmed.

Further Elaboration
As a man, Paris is a very handsome and strong young shepherd who
defended his flocks from robbers and this was the time he had the
name Alexander (defender of men)
His first love was a nymph, Oenone, who had the gift of prophecy.
His favorite sport was bull fighting. Thus he created an event that
whoever defeated his prized bull will receive an award.
This was how he became the judge for the most extraordinary and
difficult contest.

Additional Information
Priam and Hecuba had 14 children all-in-all. But in some traditions,
they had 19 children. (Paris, Hector, and Cassandra)
Priam was given the name Podarces (swift-footed) but he changed
it after his encounter with Heracles.
Aeacus was the first son of Priam and he became on of the three
judges in the Underworld.
Aeagus was the founder of the city of Athens.

Additional Information
Peleus was the son of Aeacus and the father of Achilles.
Thetis and Zeus were once interested in one another but Hera found
out about their affair, so in order to not displease her, Thetis decided
to marry a mortal, Peleus.
Helen was the daughter of Leda and Zeus, because Zeus visited
Leda as a swan and seduced her. Along with Helen is her brother,
Pollux.
Helen and Menelaus had a daughter named Hermione.

Additional Information
The term apple of discord is used to signify the core, kernel or crux
of an argument or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute.
The golden apple is an element that appears in carioys nation and
ethnic folk legends or fairy tales. In Greek mythology they were used
3 times. (Atlanta, The Garden of the Hesperides, and Trojan War)
The term to the fairest of all in Greek is kallisti.

Additional Information
Discordianism is a religion and a subsequent philosophy based on
the veneration or worship of Eris.
There is an actual block in Barcelona, Spain named La manzana de la
Discordia (block of discord) because it features 3 different
interpretations of modernism architecture

If you were Paris who would you

choose and why?
You will be the
most powerful
man on earth

You will be the

finest warrior
on earth

Ill give you the

most beautiful
woman in
earth

Who do you think caused the Trojan

War?
Follow me mga bes

bes
o
k
o
Ay
es
Yas b
Slow

dow
n

bes

Bes napatid ako

Do you think its correct to choose

BEAUTY over WISDOM?

Do you think its correct to choose

LOVE over POWER?