The Apple of Discord
不和金苹果

The wedding of Peleus and the sea-goddess Thetis were held and all gods were invited. But the absence of one goddess was clearly noticeable. It was Eris, the goddess of discord. As she planted seeds of discord wherever she went, it was natural that her presence at the ceremony was not desirable. She had good reason to feel angry, so she decided to make fun of the group at the party. Eris slipped into the hall after the couple left and rolled on the floor a golden apple, having the words，“For the fairest”. It caused a violent quarrel among the three goddesses，Hera，Athena and Aphrodite. Zeus found it advisable to send them before a shepherd boy on Mt Ida, Paris by name, for judgment. Hermes, the messenger, took the apple in his hand and led the goddesses away.
佩琉斯和海洋女神忒提斯结婚时邀请了所有的神祇。但是，显然有一位女神不在邀请之列，她就是厄里斯——不和女神。由于她在所到之处播撒不和之种，众神并不希望她出席婚宴。厄里斯为此十分愤怒，决定捉弄宴会上的众神。当新娘、新郎退场后，厄里斯偷偷溜进大厅，向地上抛出一个金苹果，上书“献给最美的人”。苹果在赫拉、雅典娜和阿佛洛狄忒三位女神间引起了激烈争执。宙斯明智地决定将她们送到爱达山上一位名叫帕里斯的牧童那里，让他来判断谁最美。海尔墨斯作为使者，手持金苹果，带领三位女神前往。

Paris was son of Priam, king of Troy. On this particular day, as he was taking care of his sheep on the mountainside, the youth was surprised to see four human beings standing before him. Hermes told him about his mission and left. The three holy beauties then competed with each other, showing themselves up before the shepherd. Hera promised to make him king of Asia. Athena undertook to help him get imperishable fame in war; whereas Aphrodite offered to secure for him the love of the most beautiful woman in the world. The primitive instinct of the boy thus moved, Aphrodite won the prize, and the other two goddesses left in anger and became deadly enemies of Troy.
帕里斯是特洛伊国王皮安姆的儿子。那一天，帕里斯正在山腰照看他的羊群，他惊奇地发现四个人来到他面前。海尔墨斯给他布置任务后离开了。三位美丽的女神立即争吵起来，充分向牧童展示自己的美貌。赫拉许诺使他成为亚洲国王；雅典娜愿意帮助他在战争中得到不朽的荣誉；而阿佛洛狄忒则答应他得到世上最美丽女人的爱。男孩原始的本性被激发出来，最终阿佛洛狄忒得到了金苹果，而另两位女神则愤然离去，成为特洛伊城最可怕的敌人。