APPLE OF DISCORD
\ˈapə͡l ɒv dˈɪskɔːd], \ˈapəl ɒv dˈɪskɔːd], \ˈa_p_əl ɒ_v d_ˈɪ_s_k_ɔː_d]\
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(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
By Princeton University
