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Three goddesses at the Judgement of Paris painted by Simon Vouet. The story is the basis of an opera, The Judgement of Paris, with a libretto by William Congreve, that was set to music by four composers in London, 1700–1701. Thomas Arne composed a highly successful score to the same libretto in 1742.
Escorted by Hermes, the three goddesses bathed in the spring of Mount Ida and approached Paris as he herded his cattle. Having been given permission by Zeus to set any conditions he saw fit, Paris required that the goddesses undress before him [9] (alternatively, the goddesses themselves chose to disrobe to show all their beauty). Still, Paris ...
All three goddesses were ideally beautiful and Paris could not decide between them, so they resorted to bribes. [217] Hera tried to bribe Paris with power over all Asia and Europe , [ 217 ] and Athena offered wisdom, fame and glory in battle, [ 217 ] but Aphrodite promised Paris that, if he were to choose her as the fairest, she would let him ...
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Swayed by Aphrodite's offer, Paris chose her as the most beautiful of the goddesses, earning the wrath of Athena and Hera. Although Helen is sometimes depicted as being forcibly abducted by Paris, most Ancient Greek sources, following Homer , believed that Helen fell in love with the Trojan prince, and went to Troy willingly. [ 51 ]
The 1636 version has a depiction of Cupid at the far left and Alecto above the goddesses, [2] whilst the 1639 version adds a Cupid between Hera (far right) and Aphrodite (centre). Paris is a misplaced Trojan prince working as a shepherd, [3] and is accompanied by his sheepdog; his sheep are seen behind the figures in these late paintings.
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El Juicio de Paris by Enrique Simonet, 1904. Eris plays a crucial role in one important myth. She was the initiator of the quarrel between the three Greek goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, resolved by the Judgement of Paris, which led to Paris' abduction of Helen of Troy and the outbreak of the Trojan War. [67]