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Meaning of APPLE OF DISCORD

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 Definition: [n]  (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
 
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 See Also: prize, trophy

 

 

 

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