CLAS104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Paris Kills, Sea Monster, Sarpedon

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLAS104
• Professor: Ronald Kroeker

Document Summary

Judgement of paris: eris (means strife): to the fairest . Wasn"t invited to wedding of thetis and pelius (look up), she went to party anyways and brought a gift an apple that said to the fairest . She was causing strife again, but then aphrodite, her and athena were all saying that the apple was for them. So they ask the trojan prince paris to judge their beauty: paris. Paris actually almost died as a child b/c mother had vision that he would burn troy to the ground one day but he was saved and brought up by a shebear and then a shepherd. Hera promised him the rule of all asia if he chose her. Athena offered that he was the greatest warrior ever who never lost a battle. Aphrodite said she would give him the most beautiful woman in the world (helen of sparta)