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Apple of discord

Ancient Greek and Roman mythology

Phraseologism: Apple of discord.

Meaning: Reason, reason for a quarrel, dispute, serious disagreement (book).

Origin: From ancient Greek mythology. Once, the goddess of discord and enmity, Eris, threw a golden apple on the banquet table. It had only one dedication word - "To the most beautiful". The female goddesses who were at the feast - Hera, Athena and Aphrodite - began a dispute about who should own this apple. They called the young man Paris, the son of the Trojan king Priam, to judge. And Paris awarded this apple to the goddess of love, Aphrodite. In gratitude for this, Aphrodite helped Paris kidnap Helen, the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, which later became the cause of the Trojan War. So the goddess of discord, Eris, achieved her goal: first a dispute arose, then a war. Synonymous with cause for enmity and dispute. For the first time in this sense, this phrase was used by the Roman historian Justin (II century), who, apparently, should be considered the author of this winged expression.

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