5/28/2023 0 Comments Homer the iliad the odyssey![]() ![]() The poems may also preserve memories of an earlier, heroic age. The story of the judgement of Paris, in other words, is at least contemporary, if not older, than the poems themselves. ![]() It's taken for granted that anyone coming to the poems would already have known the details. The story of the origins of the Trojan War, for example, in which Paris, prince of Troy, granted Aphrodite, goddess of love, the golden apple, is alluded to only briefly by Homer. On the right, Helen is approached by three women bringing jewellery and perfume. ![]() Aphrodite, last of the three, lifts her dress to show a flash of leg. At the left, Paris awaits the three goddesses. This Etruscan painting from a tomb shows the Judgement of Paris. ![]()
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