Nereid Thetis and her marriage to Peleus. - Eris: the myth of the apple of discord. - The shepherd Paris is the son of Priam, king of Troy. - Judgment of Paris: A bone of contention is given to Aphrodite. - Meaning of the myth of the Judgment of Paris.
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The ancient Greek writer of late antiquity, Libanius, in his work "Progymnasmatus" briefly outlined the myth of the Trojan prince Paris and the apple of discord as follows:
Zeus was in awe of the beauty of Thetis, however, having heard from the Night that the one who was born from Thetis would be stronger than his father, he did not combine with her, but gave Peleus as his wife. And the wedding was celebrated on Mount Pelion, resounding with hymns to the gods and the song of Apollo. But Eris, as if she had not participated in the feast, threw a golden apple on the banquet table. It was written on it that it was a gift from the most beautiful of the goddesses. This apple became the cause of strife between the wife of Zeus, Aphrodite and Athena. Zeus avoided judging the dispute by appointing Paris, son of Priam, as judge. When the goddesses came to the shepherd Paris, the victory went to Aphrodite, who promised Paris a marriage with Helen: the son of Priam considered this payment the best, and the reign over Asia, which Hera offered him, and the superiority in battles promised by Athena, he rejected. Paris built a ship, sailed to Sparta, took Helen and destroyed Ilion-Troy. (Libanius, Progymnasmata, 2, 27)
Nereid Thetis and her marriage to Peleus
Nereid Thetis, whose beautiful statue is in the Louvre Museum, was the most beautiful of the sea goddesses.
According to the myth, for eight days the she-bear came to feed the abandoned child. The shepherd, amazed by this miracle, took the child to himself and raised Paris.
Having become a young man, the royal son Paris, raised by a shepherd, differed from his comrades in dexterity and extraordinary beauty.
The Judgment of Paris: A bone of contention is given to Aphrodite
When the god Hermes brought Paris to the feast of the gods and explained to him what was the matter, Paris began to consider the goddesses with great attention.
Before Paris came to any decision, Pallas Athena (Minerva) turned to him with the following words: “Come closer, son of Priam! Neither the wife of Zeus, nor the goddess of love are worthy of attracting your gaze, let only one goddess of valor and courage, one Pallas Athena, deserve your attention and your praise. You, they say, are destined to defend the walls of Troy; know that I can help free your people and protect you from Bellona's wrath. Decide in my favor, and I will teach you the art of war, and I will compare you with the bravest warriors."
As soon as Pallas Athena finished, the goddess Hera (Juno) spoke: “If you award me a prize for beauty, I promise you dominion over all of Asia. What is the art of war to you? What does war mean for a ruler? Kings command equally the most brave and the most cowardly. And Minerva's favorites do not always occupy the front rows.
The goddess Aphrodite (Venus) followed her and, wanting to appear to Paris in all the splendor of her beauty, unfastened the buckles of her tunic and, proud of herself, said: “Look and admire all the charms that you see in front of you. Do they not deserve preference over all military prowess? Is not their possession more valuable than all the scepters and kingdoms of Asia? And what do I care about all the helmets and shields? A woman must first of all be distinguished by beauty. I will not give you valor, but I will give you the most beautiful woman as a friend; I will not give the throne, but I will give you Helen.
As soon as the goddess of love fell silent, Paris awarded her a prize for beauty, and Aphrodite received an apple from his hands, which became a source of contention and fierce battles.
Meaning of the Judgment of Paris
Judgment of Paris depicted very often by artists, but due to the difference in the interpretation of ancient and modern artists, the meaning of this myth has completely changed.
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According to primitive sources, the idea embedded in the myth of the Judgment of Paris was purely moral and moral: it indicated the contempt with which the ancient Greeks treated their Asian neighbors, considering them to be pampered people, incapable of even understanding courage and valor.
The Phrygian Paris, having awarded the apple of discord to Athena Pallas, could receive in return military prowess and, thanks to it, strengthen the independence of his country. By giving an apple to the goddess Hera, the Phrygian Paris could gain dominion over Asia. But Paris preferred the passion and pleasures offered to him by Aphrodite, and that is why Troy fell and why Greece, which was patronized by Pallas Athena and Hera, stood immeasurably higher than Asia.
Although Koluf and other ancient writers mention that the goddess Aphrodite revealed her clothes before Paris, nevertheless, the artists of antiquity always depicted all three goddesses at the court of Paris fully dressed.
During the period of Roman rule, art continues to depict the goddesses dressed. Many works of art on the theme of the Judgment of Paris survive from this period.
The newest art, on the contrary, has constantly depicted and depicts all three goddesses at the Judgment of Paris, devoid of any signs of clothing. In Flaxmann, only Venus is naked, but Rubens, Raphael and many other artists depict all three goddesses naked, so that Paris, as it were, awards a prize for plastic beauty.
Rubens, in his beautiful painting “The Judgment of Paris”, in order to further emphasize the sensual character that he wanted to give to his work, placed in his picture, and they, taking this opportunity, look with all their eyes at the naked goddesses. Meanwhile, if one strictly adheres to mythological traditions, not a single satyr would have dared to look at Pallas Athena with such impudence, fearing to incur the wrath of this strict and chaste goddess.
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The myth of the apple of discord and the Judgment of Paris ancient Greek
And now let's touch on antiquity in the original source - let's read the story of the rhetorician Libanius about the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, the apple of discord and the Parisian court in the ancient Greek original.
Περὶ τῆς τοῦ Πάριδος ἁρπαγῆς (Libanii Progymnasmata 2, 27)
Θέτιν ὁ Ζεὺς ἐθαύμασε τοῦ κάλλους, παρὰ δὲ τῆς Νυκτὸς ἀκούσας ὡς ὁ τικτόμενος ἐκ Θέτιδος ἀμείνων ἔσται τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτὸς μὲν οὐ μίγνυται, Πηλεῖ δὲ δίδωσι. καὶ δέχεται μὲν τοὺς γάμους τὸ Πήλιον καὶ θεῶν ὕμνον καὶ Ἀπόλλωνος ᾠδήν. ἡ δὲ Ἔρις, οὐ γὰρ μετεῖχε τῆς θοίνης, μῆλον χρυσοῦν ἀφίησιν εἰς τὴν τράπεζαν. δῶρον εἶναι τῇ καλλίστῃ θεῶν τούτῳ ἐπεγέγραπτο. γίνεται οὖν ἀμφισβήτησις τὸ μῆλον τῇ τοῦ Διὸς γυναικὶ καὶ Ἀφροδίτῃ καὶ Ἀθηνᾷ. ὁ δὲ Ζεὺς φεύγει μὲν αὐτὸς τὴν κρίσιν, ποιεῖ δὲ αὐταῖς Πάριν τὸν Πριάμου κριτήν. ὡς οὖν ἧκον παρὰ τὸν βουκόλον, νικᾷ μὲν Ἀφροδίτη τῷ τῆς Ἑλένης γάμῳ, τοῦτο γὰρ ἄμεινον ὁ Πάρις ἡγήσατο, βασιλείαν δὲ ἣν ἐδίδου τῆς Ἀσίας ἡ Ἥρα, καὶ τὸ μαχόμενον κρατεῖν, ὃ ἦν τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς ὑπόσχεσις, παρῃτήσατο. ναυπηγεῖται οὖν καὶ πλεῖ καὶ λαμβάνει τὴν Ἑλένην καὶ ἀπόλλυσι τὸ Ἴλιον.
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Competition, conflicts and unions among the goddesses are played out in the soul of a woman in the same way as they once happened on Olympus. Which of the goddesses does a woman pay attention to? Who is she ignoring? How many of them will she choose? These inner figures, representing powerful archetypal patterns, compete for supremacy, as the Greek goddesses themselves competed for the golden apple, a prize awarded by Paris.
Judgment of Paris
All the Olympian gods and goddesses, with the exception of Eris (Eris), a minor goddess of discord, were invited to the wedding of King Peleus of Thessaly and the beautiful sea nymph Thetis. Insulted, Eris decided to avenge her neglect. She brought discord into the festivity by throwing a golden apple with the inscription "To the most beautiful" on the banquet table. It rolled across the table, and Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite immediately demanded it for themselves. Each believed that, in fairness and deservedly, this apple should belong to her. Of course, they could not decide among themselves which of them was the most beautiful, so they turned to Zeus to resolve their dispute. He evaded the choice by referring them to an extraordinarily handsome youth, the shepherd Paris, and commanding him to be the judge.
The three goddesses found Paris living an idyllic life with a mountain nymph on the forested slopes of Mount Ida. Each of the three goddesses took turns trying to influence his decision through bribery. Hera promised him power over all of Asia, Athena - military glory and victory, Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful of mortal women as his wife. Without hesitation, Paris proclaimed the most beautiful Aphrodite and gave her a golden apple - and thus incurred the eternal hatred of Hera and Athena.
The Judgment of Paris further led to Trojan War. The shepherd Paris was the son of King Priam of Troy. The most beautiful woman in the world was Elena, wife
Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris provoked his terrible anger when he kidnapped Helen and took her with him to Troy. This act provoked a ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans, which ended with the destruction of Troy.
The five Olympian gods were on the side of the Greeks: Hera and Athena (their commitment to the Greek heroes stemmed from hostility towards Paris), Poseidon, Hermes and Hephaestus. Four Olympians took the side of the Trojans: Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares and Artemis.
The Judgment of Paris inspired the creation of the greatest in Western civilization literary works. The events that followed his decision were immortalized in the three great classical epics - the Iliad, the Odyssey and the Aeneid, in the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Modern Judgment of Paris
Every modern woman carries out her personal judgment of Paris. The questions are the same ones that the Olympic guests were supposed to answer: "Which of the goddesses will receive the golden apple?" and "Who shall be the judge?"
Which goddess receives the golden apple?
According to myth, three of the goddesses present demanded a golden apple. They were Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. However, in the soul of a woman, the composition of rivals can be different. Perhaps this rivalry for the apple is played out between two, three or four - any combination of the seven goddesses can form a community of forces in conflict with each other. Awakened archetypes often vie for dominance or influence within each woman.
What does it mean, according to the original myth, to choose the "most beautiful" among Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, fighting for supremacy over two rivals? As I considered what these three goddesses symbolized, it suddenly dawned on me that they represent the three main directions in a woman's life, three aspects that often conflict in her soul. Hera puts marriage first - and so would a woman identifying herself with Hera's goals. Athena values the use of the intellect to achieve mastery and power, and a woman who reveres her as the most beautiful would consider her career to be the most important. Aphrodite patronizes beauty, love and passion, creativity as the main values, and a woman who agrees with this, puts the vital energy of her life above long-term close connection and achievement.
These choices are fundamentally different, as all three goddesses belong to different categories. Hera is a vulnerable goddess, Athena is a virgin goddess, Aphrodite is an alchemical goddess. Women's lives are usually dominated by one of the three styles represented by these categories.
Who should judge? Who decides which goddess gets the golden apple?
In myth, the choice was made by a mortal man. And in patriarchal cultures, this is also done by mortal men. And, of course, if men decide what place a woman should take, then the choice is limited to what suits them. For example, the boundaries of the life of most German women were once defined by three K - Kinder, Kuche, Kirche (children, kitchen, church).
On a personal level, the question "Which goddess gets the golden apple?" describes the competition of lines of behavior, lifestyle, habits. It all starts with parents and relatives. Then teachers and classmates, friends, those she meets, husbands and even children - all continue and continue the judgment of Paris. This judgment is continued by anyone who hands or holds the "golden apples", rewards her with approval for what pleases him. For example, a little girl who has an aspect of calm and a need for solitude in her personality (thanks to Hestia), who is a good tennis player (under the influence of either Artemis or Athena), who shows motherly inclinations towards her little siblings and cousins, discovers that she gets more approval for one thing than another. Does her father praise her for a well-played game of tennis - or for showing the qualities of a future good mother? What does her mother value? Is it an introverted family, where it is customary for each member to spend time on their own, or an extroverted, where the desire to be alone seems a bit odd? Is a girl taught to hold back, not to show that she has a good backhand, and always let a man beat her? Does she try to live up to the expectations of others?
If a woman lets others decide what is important to her, she will live up to her parents' expectations and conform to her class's social notions of what she should do. Which goddess will dominate her life is determined by others.
If she decides for herself which of the goddesses within her will "get the golden apple", basing her decision on the power of that goddess within herself, then whatever she decides will be meaningful to her. And support her family and culture or not, she will always remain herself.
Goddesses in Conflict: The Committee as a Metaphor
Inside women, goddesses can compete with each other - or power goes to one of them. Every time a woman has to make an important decision, there can be a dispute among the goddesses over the golden apple. If so, does the woman herself choose from competing priorities, instincts, and patterns? Or is the direction she takes determined for her by the ruling goddess?
The Jungian analyst and my mentor Joseph Wheelwright argues that what goes on in our heads can be represented as a committee formed by various aspects of our personality sitting around a table - masculine and feminine, young and old, noisy and quiet, dominant and repressed. If we are lucky, a healthy ego sits at the head of the table, presiding over and deciding when and who should take the floor or whose turn it is. The chairman maintains order by being an efficient participant and an effective leader, qualities of a well-functioning ego. If the ego functions well, the result is adequate behavior.
Heading a committee is not an easy task, especially when there are goddesses in a woman who are demanding and demanding power, at times conflicting with each other. When the woman's ego cannot keep order, the archetype of one of the goddesses can intervene and take over the personality. Metaphorically speaking, this goddess rules over mortals. There may also be an internal equivalent of an Olympian war with conflicting equally strong archetypal elements.
When a person is in a state of internal conflict, the outcome depends on how the members of this special "committee of personality" work together. Like all committees, the functioning of the group depends on the chairman and the members - who they are, how strong their points of view are, how coherent the group is or how quarrelsome it is, how well the chairman maintains order.
Organized process: ego functions as chairman and all goddesses have the opportunity to be heard
Apple of discord
Apple of discord
From ancient Greek mythology. Once, the goddess of discord and enmity, Eris, threw a golden apple on the banquet table. There was only one dedication word on it - "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 catchphrase.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of winged words and expressions. - M.: "Lokid-Press". Vadim Serov. 2003 .
Apple of discord
This expression in the meaning: the subject, the cause of the dispute, enmity, was first used by the Roman historian Justin (II century AD). It is based on a Greek myth. The goddess of discord, Eris, rolled a golden apple with the inscription "To the Fairest" among the guests at the wedding feast. Among the guests were the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, who argued about which of them should get the apple. Their dispute was resolved by Paris, the son of the Trojan king Priam, by awarding the apple to Aphrodite. In gratitude, Aphrodite helped Paris kidnap Helen, the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, which caused the Trojan War.
Dictionary of winged words. Plutex. 2004
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In Greek mythology, an apple with the inscription of the most beautiful, thrown by the goddess of discord Eris at the wedding feast of the mortal Peleus and the goddess Thetis; caused a dispute between the goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite; for the promise to help in the kidnapping of Elena ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary
APPLE OF DISCORD, in Greek mythology, an apple with the inscription "the most beautiful", thrown by the goddess of discord Eris (see ERIS) at the wedding feast of the mortal Peleus (see PELEUS) and the goddess Thetis (see THETHIS); caused a dispute between the goddesses Hera ... ... encyclopedic Dictionary
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Ancient Greek legend tells that uninvited to the wedding Peleia and Thetis goddess of discord and enmity Eris threw gold on the banquet wedding table apple taken from gardenHesperides on which was written single word- "The most beautiful." Goddesses who were at the feast - Hera, Athena and Aphrodite argued who should own this apple. Each of them was rightfully worthy of owning the apple of the Hesperides, and even Zeus refused to be their judge. He took an apple, gave it to Hermes and ordered the goddesses to be taken away near Troy, on the slope of Mount Ida where their dispute was to be decided by the beautiful son of the king of Troy, Priam, Paris(lit. from Phrygian "place of struggle"(place of dispute) . So the wedding feast of Peleus ended with the contention of the goddesses. The legend claims that this dispute brought a lot of disasters to people. And a little later we will try to tell what disasters are discussed in this legend.
Judgment of Paris.
Hekaba will have a son, who will be responsible for the death of Troy shepherds and became a fine young man. Hermes gave the apple to Paris and said: “Take this apple, Paris, and give it to most beautiful goddess. "So Zeus commanded you". Hera promised Paris power over all of Asia, Athena promised glory and victories, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful Elena, daughter of the Thunderer Zeus and Leda. Hearing the promise of Aphrodite, Paris gave the apple to her. Thus, Aphrodite was recognized by Paris as the most beautiful of the goddesses. Since then, Paris has become a favorite of Aphrodite, and Hera and Athena hated Paris, hated Troy and all the Trojans and decided to destroy the city and all the people. Aphrodite helped kidnap Paris Elena First time term "apple of discord", Paris (P a r i z, Paris) - (in Phrygian lit. "place of struggle" son of Priam and Hecuba.Hecuba (Hecate).
Kisseus, the eponym of a Thracian city, was considered her father. Kissos.
She is the mother of twenty children, among whom were sons Hector, Paris, Helen, Deiphobes and Troilus as well as daughters Cassandra and Polyxena. The main place of worship of this Asia Minor goddess was in Lycia, and her sacred animal was considered dog. According to legend, she, in the form of a dog, rushed to the Hellespont, as a result of which her grave is located on the cape Kinosema ("dog mound") in the Hellespont. This the mound is considered a monument to Hekate. She is the daughter of Persian and Asteria. Hecate has power over the Earth and its seas and is revered by Zeus himself. Hekate is a terrible chthonic night goddess, with a flaming torch in her hands and snakes in her hair.Hekate is a pre-Olympic deity linking two worlds - the living and the dead. She is a symbol of darkness and the black moon, close to Selena. However, Selena is a white moon. At the same time, the image of Hecate is the image of a hunter of the night, similar to Artemis. Hekakta hunts in the world of the dead, in the world of the underworld, among the many graves. Unlike Hekate, Artemis is accompanied pack of dogs- hunting during the day. Hecate, according to the belief of the Romans, was a goddess Trivia- "goddess of the three roads." Therefore, the image of Hecate was placed at the crossroads, where plentiful sacrifices were brought to her. Hecate, being another ancient symbol of the "revenge comet", combines new world heroic mythology and ancient archaic demonism.
Selena (Elena).
In Greek mythology Selena(lit. "shine") is the personification of the Moon, more precisely, the day "Pesach", i.e. day of cosmic catastrophe. That is why Selena is identified with the Greek Artemis, Roman Diana And Hecate. She is the daughter of the titans Hyperion And Teii and sister Helios And Eos. Selena is the symbol of the "old moon", in contrast to the "young moon" - Hecate. The concept of "old" and "young" moons is associated exclusively with the phases of the moon, and serves to designate the day "Pesach" (the last quarter of the moon). the abduction of the Spartan Helen by Paris. (According to one version, Paris deliberately sailed away with Elena in the opposite direction from Troy, to Phoenicia and Cyprus). Arriving to Troy, Helen, despite the disasters that she brought to the city, won the love of all the Trojans with her beauty. After the death of Menelaus, she was expelled by his sons and fled to Rhodes(according to another version in Tauris). Another, the most beautiful version of the legend, claims that after her death she was transferred on the island of Levka at the mouth of the Danube, where she united in an eternal alliance with those who died in the Trojan War Achilles. (see Art. Achilles)
According to the Gnostics, Helena was a harlot in Phoenician the city of Tire, and her image merges with the image of Astarte. By the relationship of her name with Selena, Elena has lunar symbolism. After such an explanation, the mythological terms "apple of discord" and "Judgement of Paris" become absolutely clear. The ancient authors used the term "apple of discord" to designate the Cretan cosmic catastrophe (Noah's flood), which brought innumerable disasters to the peoples of the earth, and the term "Judgement of Paris" denotes the epicenter of this catastrophe on Mount Ida near Troy. And earlier I already cited the testimony of Thrakil of Merides, who reported that during this catastrophe, "Mount Sipylus collapsed, and Troy was flooded with waves". The legends about Helen have a clear geographical interpretation, because they indicate the epicenters of the Cretan comic catastrophe. And the commonly used symbolism is also connected with the mythological term "apple". royal power.
Apple. State apple.
sovereign apple (power)- a symbol of the state power of the monarch, which was ball surmounted by a crown or cross. (The cross as a symbol of a global cosmic catastrophe, appeared with the advent of the Christian era.) Sovereign apple - the insignia of the highest monarchical power in the countries of the Christian world. Russia used the Byzantine version of the insignia. Historically, the sovereign apple was the insignia of the emperors of the Roman Empire. Images of power are already found in 27 BC. e. on the coins of the Roman Emperor Augustus. Initially, a statue was installed on the ball Goddess of Victory. Later, the emblem of royal power was a ball crowned with a cross, which is a symbol of dominion over the earth. From the Romans, the symbol of supreme power was borrowed by English kings and Western European monarchs. Russia adopted this symbol in 1557 from Poland, where it was called an apple. If the scepter is considered a symbol of the masculine principle, then the orb is considered a symbol of the feminine. Sovereign apple in Russian Orthodox Christian tradition symbolizes the kingdom of heaven. In medieval painting and iconography, God the Father and Jesus Christ were depicted with a sovereign apple. The icon-painting prototype of the power is the mirrors of the archangels Michael and Gabriel - as a rule, these are golden discs with the initials of Jesus Christ. Sovereign apple, symbolizes the Kingdom of Heaven, the power over which belongs to Jesus Christ and through the rite of chrismation transferred to the monarch.
sovereign apple(as well as "apple", "sovereign apple", "autocratic apple", "apple of the royal rank", "power of the Russian kingdom") - is considered a symbol of knowledge and an image of the world. The apple is a symbol of the fruit of the tree of knowledge in the Bible. The sovereign apple is depicted on the spire, under the cross of the church, or under the state eagle on the spire of the tower. In biblical tradition, an apple is considered an attribute of paradise. The apple is a symbol of Adam's fall. In Celtic mythology, the island of the blessed (the other world, the realm of the dead, Champs Elysees) - named Avallon (Avwallah) (lit. "apple"). The island got its name from the word "afal" - an apple. In medieval texts, this word was written "abblah" - "island of apples." It was believed that the "golden apples of the Hesperides" symbolize immortality. In Christianity, the apple symbolizes temptation, seduction, forbidden fruit. IN Latin apple -"malum", I is synonymous with the word "evil". In Russia an apple was placed on the grave of the deceased. The apple tree is one of the symbols of the Roman goddess Ceres. In the mythology of the Baltic countries, the apple is a symbol of the setting sun. And it only remains for us to report that ancient civilizations used the mythological term “apple” to designate a meteorite, and the generalized image of a global cosmic catastrophe caused by a “revenge comet” was embodied in the symbolism of a sovereign apple.
Apple. Apples of the Hesperides.
In addition, a few words should be said about the apples of the Hesperides, because in the future, when talking about the island of the Atlanteans, this information will be in demand. The legend of the apples of the Hesperides has several versions. We are interested in this legend insofar as it determines the location of the island of Atlanta. After all, information about the island of the Atlanteans formed the basis of Plato's legend about Atlantis, still not understood by scientists. By determining the exact location of the island, we can immediately understand dozens of unsolved mysteries ancient world. Therefore, we will repeatedly return to the story of Atlantis and the Canary Islands, to which I devoted a whole book, and our subsequent story about these islands will be long and detailed. An ancient Greek legend tells us that the goddess of the earth Gaia gave apples from a golden apple tree as a wedding gift to Hera. Hera was delighted with the gift and planted a tree in her magical garden. The legend expressly states that the garden was on the slopes of the Atlas Mountains, where tired horses from the sun chariot ended their journey and where a thousand sheep and a thousand cows Atlanta grazed in its pastures.
One of the versions of the legend reports that Hera set the dragon Ladon, who was born Typhon And Echidna. That is, this place is the epicenter of another cosmic catastrophe. He had a hundred heads and a hundred languages.Hercules did not know whether the Hesperides lived on the Atlas Mountains in Mauritania, or somewhere else across the Ocean River, or on two islands lying near a cape called the Western Horn, not far from the Ethiopian Hesperia, on the coast of Africa. Not knowing where the garden of the Hesperides was located, Hercules went through Illyria to the Po River, where the prophetic sea god Nereus lived. On the way, he crossed echedor- a river in Macedonia, where the son of Ares and Pyrenees named kykn challenged him to a duel. Ares acted as an ally of Cycnus and brought the opponents together, but Zeus stopped the fight, striking between them with a thunderbolt. Nereus advised Hercules not to pick apples himself, but to use Atlanta for this, for a while, freeing him from an exorbitant burden. After some time, Atlas returned with three apples plucked by his daughters, the Hesperides. Hercules gave the fruits to Athena, who returned them to Hera. Hercules did not return to Mycenae by a direct route. He went to Libya, where King Antaeus, the son of Poseidon and Gaia, forced all travelers to fight him, and then killed hisenemy. Gaia conceived Antaeus in a Libyan cave and was more proud of him than of her own.terrible older children - Typhon and Briareus.And the Olympians would not be in trouble if Antaeus fought against them in the Phlegra valleys. Legend reports that the duel between Antaeus and Hercules took place in Likse, small Moorish town fifty miles from Tangier, which was formerly called Tingis. Here, not far from the sea, there is still a hill, which is considered the tomb of Antaeus. Locals believe that if you take a few baskets of earth from this hill, it will start to rain, which will continue until the earth is returned to its place. And once again we must say that this legend has a clear geographical interpretation, because it marks the epicenters of cosmic catastrophes.
Paris, son of Priam, before the arrival of the goddesses and Hermes, pastured herds on the slope of Mount Ida. Before the birth of Paris, his mother Hecuba (aka Hekaba, aka Hecate) saw horrible dream: she saw how the fire threatened to destroy all of Troy. Frightened, Hekaba hurried to tell her dream to her husband. Priam turned to the soothsayer, who told him that Hekaba will have a son who will be responsible for the death of Troy. And when a son was born to Hekaba, Priam ordered his servant Agelay to take him to the high Ida and throw him there. But the son of Priam did not die - he was fed by a bear. A year later, Agelay found the child, and raised him, calling him Paris. Paris grew up among shepherds and became a fine young man. Hermes gave the apple to Paris and said: “Take this apple, Paris, and give it to the most beautiful goddess. "So Zeus commanded you". Each of the goddesses began to convince the young man to give the apple to her. Hera promised Paris power over all of Asia, Athena - glory and victory, and Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful wife Elena, daughter of the Thunderer Zeus and Leda. Hearing the promise of Aphrodite, Paris gave the apple to her. Thus, Aphrodite was recognized by Paris as the most beautiful of the goddesses. Since then, Paris has become a favorite of Aphrodite, and Hera and Athena hated Paris, hated Troy and all the Trojans and decided to destroy the city and all the people. Aphrodite helped kidnap Paris Elena the wife of the Spartan king Menelaus, which later became the cause of the Trojan War.
First time term "apple of discord", as a synonym for a reason for enmity and dispute, used the Roman historian Justin (II century), who, apparently, should be considered the author of this winged expression. This legend is not at all difficult to rationally understand, but for this we must clarify the meaning of several mythological terms. Paris (P a r i z, Paris) - (in Phrygian lit. "place of struggle", (“the place of the dispute of the gods”), in the meaning of “the place of a cosmic catastrophe”) - a Trojan prince, son of Priam and Hecuba
Today we have Saturday, January 28, 2017 and the game is on the air - who wants to become a millionaire. As always, we start with simple questions and then they become more and more difficult. so the next question is What fruit was Paris supposed to award to one of the goddesses?
Answer options
- A pomegranate
- B peach
- c apple
- D orange
The correct answer is C apple
Then Hermes handed Paris a golden apple of discord and disappeared. The goddesses approached the young man, who, by the will of Zeus, became the judge of their beauty. Hera and Athena, the supreme goddesses of Olympus, relied on their greatness and dignity and did not use any means to give themselves great charm. Aphrodite did not act like that: she put on a shiny, flowery clothes, soaked in the incense of spring flowers; the Charites and Horas combed her luxuriant curls and decorated them with flowers and gold. The young man Paris was so blinded by the sight of the goddesses that he could not judge their appearance and beauty and thought only of the dignity of the gifts that the goddesses promised him. Hera, the most powerful of the goddesses, was the first to approach Paris and promised, if he awarded the apple of discord to her, to give him strength and power, promised to make him king over Asia and Europe; the warlike Athena, the goddess of wisdom, came up second and said that she was ready to give him the glory of victories, the glory of the first among heroes and sages; after Hera and Athena, Aphrodite, who had hitherto been standing at a distance, approached the timid young man; looking affectionately at Paris, she took his hand with a smile and promised him, in exchange for an apple of discord, the greatest happiness in love - the possession of Helen, the most beautiful of all mortal wives, similar in beauty to Aphrodite herself. Fascinated by the beauty of the goddess and seduced by her promises, Paris gave the apple of discord to Aphrodite. Since then, she has become a faithful protector and assistant to Paris;
