Eris
is the goddess of strife. She is the twin sister of Ares, she
would sometimes accompany him in battles, helping cause qurelles and
fights. Eris would spread roomers about the other gods and she tried
to make others jealous of each other. She helped cause the Trojan war
by flinging her "Apple of Discord" into the guests of the
wedding of Peleus and Thetis. This was the plan of Ares and Eris because they were not invited to the wedding. Three goddesses
fought over it. The goddesses were Aphrodite,
Hera and
Athena.
Paris was to judge who got the golden apple. Hera offered
riches, Athena offered wisdom and Aphrodite offered to get Helen
to marry him.
Paris picked Aphrodite because of her beauty. When she and Ares were
not invited to the wedding of Peirithous and Hippodaneia the twins got all
the centaurs so drunk that they started to fight and this lead into
another war.
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Eris
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| Goddess
of |
Strife
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| Mother |
Hera
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| Father |
Zeus |
| Husband |
none |
| Children |
none |
| Siblings |
Ares |
| Roman
Name |
Discordia |
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