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The Temptation of Paris

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In celebration of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, Lord Zeus, father of the Greek pantheon, was hosting a banquet on Mount Olympus. Every deity and demi-god had been invited, except Eris, the goddess of strife; no one wanted a troublemaker at a wedding. For revenge, Eris threw the golden Apple of Discord inscribed with the word Kallisti — "For the most beautiful one" — into the party, provoking a squabble among the attendant goddesses over whom it had been meant for.

The women thought to be the most beautiful were Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite and they all claimed the apple. They started a quarrel, so they asked Zeus to judge them but he couldn't decide and thought a mortal should. Paris was appointed by Zeus to select the most beautiful and, escorted by Hermes, the three goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite approached him as he herded his cattle on Mount Garagarus and then immediately attempted to bribe Paris to choose them - Hera offered political power, riches and control of all of Asia; Athena offered skill in battle, wisdom and the abilities of the greatest warriors; and Aphrodite offered Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world. Paris chose Aphrodite—and Helen.*

*Wikipedia at [link])

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Nice composition, and I like the title, which really exposes the bribing part.