Paris

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Greek Son of Priam, the king of Troy, andof Hecuba. Before he was born, soothsayers prophesiedthat Paris would cause death and destruction.Accordingly, his parents placed him upon a mountainside(Mount Ida [2]) and left the infant to die.Shepherds rescued and raised Paris. He fell in lovewith Oenone but was later to abandon the nymph infavor of Helen. He became a fine athlete and a veryhandsome man. Paris competed at the games at Troyand won many prizes, gaining the attention of KingPriam, who recognized him as his son. In spite of thesoothsayers' warnings, Priam welcomed Paris backinto the household. The prophecies came true. Paris'sabduction of Helen became one of the leading causesof the Trojan War.In some versions of the story, Paris kills the heroAchilles, and is himself killed by Philoctetes.The Judgment of Paris This is how Paris'sabduction of Helen, wife of King Menelaus cameabout. Eris (Discord) was present at the wedding ofPeleus and Thetis, the parents of Achilles. She madethe goddesses quarrel among themselves by throwinga golden apple ("the apple of discord") among theguests. The apple was inscribed, "To the fairest."Hera, the chief goddess and wife of Zeus; Artemis,goddess of the hunt; and Aphrodite, goddess of love,each claimed the apple. Asked to make the choiceamong the three goddesses, Zeus wisely declined andsent his messenger, Hermes, to ask Paris, the mosthandsome of men, to make the decision. Each of thegoddesses offered Paris bribes. Aphrodite offered himlove of the most beautiful woman in the world: Helenof Sparta. Paris awarded the apple to Aphrodite. On that day, Hera and Artemis became enemies of Parisand of Troy.