He now had no further use for Oenone and abandoned her. On learning that he would possess Helen, Paris first went to Troy and established himself as a true prince, the legitimate son of Priam and Hecuba. His choice was imprudent to say the least, since he made implacable enemies of Hera and Athena, both of whom vowed to destroy him and Troy. But Aphrodite won the apple by promising Paris the most beautiful woman in the world - the spectacular Helen. Athena offered to give him wisdom and an invincible valor in warfare. Hera promised to make him a king who would rule Asia and have great wealth. The goddesses approached Paris and each offered Paris a bribe for selecting her. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all claimed the apple and asked Zeus to judge between them, but he wisely refused, directing the three goddesses to a shepherd on Mount Ida who could decide the loveliest. Paris took the nymph Oenone as a lover.Īt the wedding of Peleus and Thetis the gods were enjoying themselves when Eris, or Strife, threw a golden apple into their midst with the words, "For the fairest," attached. When the infant was born it was exposed on Mount Ida, but a she-bear nursed it and it survived, growing up as a shepherd called Alexander, or Paris. The seers interpreted this to mean that her unborn child would destroy Troy and its inhabitants. However, his wife, Hecuba, had a nightmare in which she gave birth to a deadly firebrand. He was not only prosperous, but he had fifty or more children, and it seemed as if good fortune would bless him and his children for a long time to come. King Priam ruled in the wealthy, fortified city of Troy.
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