Apple Of Discord

Noun1.apple of discord - (classical mythology) a golden apple thrown into a banquet of the gods by Eris (goddess of discord--who had not been invited); the apple had `for the fairest' written on it and Hera and Athena and Aphrodite all claimed it; when Paris (prince of Troy) awarded it to Aphrodite it began a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
trophy, prize - something given as a token of victory
classical mythology - the system of mythology of the Greeks and Roman together; much of Roman mythology (especially the gods) was borrowed from the Greeks

 

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