The Golden Apple In The Judgement Of Paris

In “The Judgement of Paris” Paris awards the golden apple, signifying the highest standards of beauty, to Aphrodite. Given the three choices by the goddess of power, honor and respect, or the love the most beautiful women in the world, he should have chosen Athena. In the story, he actually picks Aphrodite. This causes many conflicts and drama. He should have not been a coward and chose Athena, making him end up with Helen, the girl every man wanted. What Paris did not know, was that this action would get him in a bit of a pickle, of life or death.

“ He gave Aphrodite the golden apple.” as stated on page 255, paragraph one. This was the wrong choice, this was the cause of many years of war. Aphrodite wanted to cause this drama to bring Paris …show more content…
Hera has been known for her deceitfulness and not being able to be trusted. As shown on page 226,” Hera used hers against him with a terrible effect and in the end he was killed by magic, but nothing that lived in the air, sea, or on land ever defeated him.” This shows that Hera got jealous, and inflicted magic on hercules. She used his only weakness to bring his downfall. Hera can’t be trusted, she would not be the best!

“Athena, that he would lead the trojans to victory against the greeks and lay greece in ruins;” as stated on page 255. This is by far, the best deal that was proposed upon Paris. Athena is also very trustworthy, this is a good trait for a Goddess. As shown on page 25,”She was Zeus's favorite child. He trusted her to carry the awful aegis, his butler, and his devastating weapon, the thunderbolt.” This shows that she is very reliable, even Zeus trusts her, which is very rare. Athena is dependable, but also her offer was the best! She offered him to lead the trojans in war, which would make him a respectable soldier. This would not make him the coward like