EP 66: Aphrodite & The Golden Apple
From Garner's Greek Mythology by Patrick Garner
April 2, 2025 · 25 min · Season 5 · Episode 66
About this episode
This episode explores the Judgment of Paris, a beauty contest among Greek goddesses that led to the Trojan War.
This episode looks at the infamous Judgment of Paris, which sounds like a French court decision, but was actually a beauty contest between Greek goddesses! Join Hera, Athene and Aphrodite for the lead-up to the Trojan War and all the chaos that followed. And we re-introduce the goddess Eris, a nasty purveyor of war and destruction. Feedback? Send me a text! Support the show Email any suggestions to patrickgarner@me.com
People in this episode
Host: Patrick Garner
Topics covered
- Judgment of Paris
- beauty contest
- Trojan War
- Greek goddesses
- chaos
- war
- destruction
Keywords
- Judgment of Paris
- Aphrodite
- Hera
- Athene
- Eris
- Trojan War
- Greek mythology
- beauty contest
- chaos
- war
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