Odysseus secures a marriage toHelen’s wealthy cousin,Penelope, in exchange fordevising THE OATH:
All suitors take an oath todefend the marriage of Helen;they agree thinking it’ll be them
Suitor is chosen by a lottery so itwas totally random
Meanwhile, another marriagewas going on…
Celebrations happening in Olympus for the weddingbetween Peleus and Thetis
The golden appleThe golden apple
The golden appleThe golden apple
The “apple of discord”
-Eris, goddess of strife, was mad about not being invited
- She threw a golden apple labeled “to the fairest” into thewedding celebration
- Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite think it is for them and startfighting
The judge
Not wanting to get involved, Zeus assigned the decision toParis, prince of Troy, who had demonstrated his fairnesspreviously by admitting that his bull was not the best in acompetition and giving the award to someone else.
The goddesses bribe ParisThe goddesses bribe Paris
Hera: POWER - become king of Europe and Asia
Athena: WISDOM - become the wisest and most skilled warrior
Aphrodite: LOVE – have the most beautiful woman as wife
And the winner is…APHRODITE
Trip to Sparta…Trip to Sparta…
Paris is sent to Sparta to meetwith Menelaus as a “business”:meeting between two powerful,rich cities.
While there, Paris meets Helenand…
Abduction? Seduction?Abduction? Seduction?
Paris breaks Xenia…
Xenia
The respect from host to guest.- The host must providefood and drink and abath, if required.
The respect from guest to host.- The guest must becourteous to the host andnot be a burden.
No harm can be done by eitherhost or guest after the code ofhospitality is engaged