apple of discord

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noun

(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
• Topics:
classical mythology
• Hypernyms:
trophy, prize