Eris

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Eris is the goddess or spirit of strife, discord, contention and rivalry. She is the daughter of Zeus and Hera, and is also known as the sister of Ares. Because of her disagreeable nature, she was the only goddess that wasn't invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. Though not invited, she showed up anyway, and when she was turned away, she was outraged. She threw a golden apple amongst the goddesses with the words "To the fairest" written on it. There, Three goddesses fought for it, Athena, Aphrodite and Hera. This later on cause the events leading to the Trojan war.=====

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Eris, also called Discordia, is known to be as brutal as Ares. Her influence can be felt in every disagreement on the face of the earth, and in Mount Olympus. She is feared and is respected for her rage, and though despised by olympians, they never confronted her. She fills the heart of men with hatred, causing them to slay each other.=====

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When Hercules was walking through a narrow pass, he saw and apple-like thing on the ground, and tried to smash it with his club. The thing grew to twice its size. Hercules hit it again with more force than before. Again, it grew in size. Athena saw what Hercules was doing and told him "O Hercules, don't be surprised! This thing that has brought about your confusion is Aporia and Eris, If you just leave it alone, it stays small, but if you decide to fight it, the it swells from its small size and grows large."=====

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In the Trojan war, she rode into battle together with the Trojans with her brother Ares. In Troy, she was called the Lady of Sorrow and she fought alongside Apollo and Ares in the defense of Aphrodite's son, Aeneas. She was also present as a fierce warrior in one of the pictures in the shield Hephaestus forged or Achilles.=====

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Eris played a big role that lead to the start of the Trojan War. The Nereid, Thetis, was to be wed with Peleus. All except the goddess Eris was invited to that wedding, but despite not being invited, she went anyway. When she was rejected, she threw a golden apple, with the inscription "to the fairest" into the front of the goddesses. Three goddesses fought for it, Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena. When the conflict among the Three arose, Paris, the prince of Troy, was asked to make the final decision regarding who really deserved the apple. Aphroditepromised him the hands of the most beautiful mortal woman in Greece, Helen. Paris couldn't refuse such offer, and chose Aphrodite as the fairest goddess. Hera and Athena were insulted, and there the Trojan war started.=====