Showing posts with label Judgement of Paris. Show all posts
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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Great people: Peter Paul Rubens.

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was born on June 28, 1577, in Holy Roman Empire. He was an artist.

Venus and Adonis (1635), Child with a bird (1614 and 1625), The Judgement of Paris (1606), Diana Returning from the Hunt (1615), and Landscape with Milkmaids and Cattle (1618) are Rubens' works.

Baroque was his movement.

Peter Paul Rubens had wives and children.

He died on May 30, 1640, in Spanish Netherlands.





Sunday, November 22, 2020

Judgement of Paris.

 Paris (Πάρις) or Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος) was the son of Priam (Πρίαμος,) and Hecuba (Ἑκάβη). His parents were King and Queen of Troy.

During the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris, the goddess of discord, threw the golden apple, also known as an apple of discord.

Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena had a dispute. The apple had an inscription "To the most beautiful." Each of them wanted to have this title.

The goddesses went to Zeus. He gave the golden apple to Hermes. They went to Paris.

Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera made different promises to Paris. Athena promised him victories in wars, glory, and wisdom. Hera promised to make Paris king of Europe and Asia. Aphrodite promised him love of the beautiful Helen. So, Paris gave an apple of discord to Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty.

Helen of Troy was later kidnapped. So, the Trojan War started.

There are many different paintings and statues about this myth.