The Judgement of Paris

Abstract

Where ought we to begin the story of the Trojan War? If we follow Homer, we shall begin with Paris and his mad folly or ate in abducting Helen (Iliad 24.28; cf. 3.100 and 6.356, and contrast 5.62–64 and 22.115–16). But the rape of Helen was a direct consequence of Paris awarding the prize for outstanding beauty to Aphrodite, when, while tending animals on Mount Ida, the prince was approached by Hera, Athene, and Aphrodite and required to adjudicate between their conflicting claims to be thought the fairest.

Creating the Past: The Vénus de Milo and the Hellenistic Reception of Classical Greece

“…Aphrodite's sphere of influence was broader than most contemporary scholarly accounts indicate. 82 Stinton 1990; for a discussion of possible earlier precedents, see Walcot 1977; for the Judgment and its rendering in art, see Hedreen 2001, 182-220. 83 µ ν π π θ{ τρυφ σα Κ πρις, δ δ ρ Παλλ ς, Ηρα τε ∆ι ς νακτ ς ε να σι ασιλ σιν (Eur.…”

The Gift of Aphrodite in Iliad 24.30

“…Scott (1919),Reinhardt (1948),Stinton (1965),Adkins (1969),Walcot (1977),Davies (1981),Richardson (1993), and Mackie (2013).3 For a full survey of the literature on this summary seeIacobacci (2011), while an in-depth analysis is given by Bakola (2010).…”

“… 2 Scott (1919), Reinhardt (1948), Stinton (1965), Adkins (1969), Walcot (1977), Davies (1981), Richardson (1993), and Mackie (2013). …”

The Unstated Climax of Catullus 64

“…Theoc. 24. 73-100) is integrally connected with the primary theme of the infant prowess of Heracles and cannot be considered a distinct narrative; 3 and the story of the Nemean lion in Heracles Leontophonos (Ps.Theoc.…”

“…It seems certain enough that parts at least of this story were known to Homer, 24 who may refer obliquely to the original plot in the phrase Aios fiovXri in //. 1.5.…”