The document summarizes the mythological story of the Judgment of Paris, where the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite argued over who was the most beautiful after Eris tossed a golden apple between them at a wedding. Unable to decide himself, Zeus appointed Paris to judge who should receive the apple. Though Hera and Athena tried to bribe Paris with power and wisdom, he ultimately chose Aphrodite after she promised him the love of Helen, sparking the Trojan War.

2. Oh, that troublesome golden apple!
When Eris writes "to the most beautiful" on it and throws the gleaming fruit into the middle of the
wedding it causes all kinds of trouble.
How could something irresistibly beautiful that's intended for someone irresistibly beautiful cause so
much trouble?

4. Art in Detail
The Judgment of Paris
(Paintings)

5. VENDRI, Antonio da
Judgment of Paris
1500-24
Oil on canvas, 71 x 77 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Inscription: “detur pulchriori”
let it be given to the most beautiful (the inscription on the golden apple of discord)

6. HERA, ATHENA AND APHRODITE IN THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
ATHENA (MINERVA) AND HERA (JUNO):
Aphrodite, really? REALLY? !!!!
APHRODITE (VENUS):
I already knew I was the prettiest goddess!!!

7. AACHEN, Hans von
Pallas Athena, Venus and Juno
1593
oil on canvas, 54 × 67 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

9. HELEN IN THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
HELEN:
Aphrodite made me fall in love with Paris. What's a girl to do against the goddess of love?
HECTOR:
Seriously, Paris, maybe you should've thought a little harder before you brought that girl home.

10. KAUFFMANN, Angelica
Venus Induces Helen to Fall in
Love with Paris
1790
Oil on canvas, 102x127,5 cm
The State Hermitage Museum,
Saint Petersburg

12. PARIS IN THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
PARIS:
I Thought It Was My Lucky Day
Three goddesses show up, get naked, and offer me everything I ever wanted. How did it go so wrong?

13. RUBENS, Peter Paul
The Judgment of Paris
c. 1636
Oil on canvas, 145 x 194 cm
National Gallery, London

16. RUBENS, Peter Paul
The Judgment of Paris
1625
Oil on canvas, 139 x 174 cm
National Gallery, London

18. PARIS:
What agonizing choice!!!
The goddesses are nearly indistinguishable, and equally enticing!

19. RUBENS, Peter Paul
The Judgment of Paris
1639
Oil on panel, 199 x 379 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid

21. CRANACH, Lucas the Elder
The Judgment of Paris
c. 1513
Oil and tempera on limewood,
43 x 32 cm
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth

24. WTEWAEL, Joachim
The Judgment of Paris
1615
Oil on oak, 59.8 x 79.2 cm
National Gallery, London

26. Art in Detail: The Judgment of Paris
(Paintings)
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27. HERA VS. ATHENA VS. APHRODITE IN THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS
We're not sure who the complainants were and who the defendants were in this case. Everybody was kind of
accusing everybody.
Basically, when Peleus and Thetis got married, all the gods and goddesses of Olympus were invited except Eris,
the goddess of strife. As payback, Eris tossed a golden apple into the middle of the wedding with "To the fairest"
written on it.
Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all started arguing over who was the most beautiful goddess. They asked Zeus to
decide, but he was like, "No way am I getting involved in this." The king of the gods dodged making a decision
and instead appointed Paris, who was a shepherd at the time, to decide who was the fairest of them all.
Paris thought all three goddess were totally pretty, and he couldn't decide who should get the golden apple.
So the goddesses all resorted to bribery. Hera promised Paris a ton of power, saying that he could rule all of
Europe and Asia. Athena swore to make Paris super wise and an awesome warrior. These both sounded pretty
good to Paris, but Aphrodite won the day by promising Paris the love of the most beautiful woman in the world,
who just happened to be Helen, Queen of Sparta.