Apple of discord - wikipedia Apple of discord This is the current revision of this page, as edited by Sgconlaw ( talk contribs ) at 19 : 56, 29 May 2017 ( → ‎ References : Applied ( ( reflist ) ) and ( ( Wiktionary ) ) ). The present address ( URL ) is a permanent link to this version. Revision as of 19 : 56, 29 May 2017 by Sgconlaw ( talk contribs ) ( → ‎ References : Applied ( ( reflist ) ) and ( ( Wiktionary ) ) ) ( diff ) ← Previous revision Latest revision ( diff ) Newer revision → ( diff ) An accepted version of this page, accepted on 29 May 2017, was based on this revision. J.M.W. Turner, The Goddess of Discord Choosing the Apple of Contention in the Garden of the Hesperides The manzana de la discordia ( the turret on the left belongs to the Casa Lleó Morera ; the building with the stepped triangular peak is the Casa Amatller ; and the curved façade to its right is the Casa Batlló ). An apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord ( Greek : μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος ) which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris ( Gr. Ἔρις, `` Strife '' ) tossed in the midst of the feast of the gods at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis as a prize of beauty, thus sparking a vanity - fueled dispute among Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite that eventually led to the Trojan War ( for the complete story, see The Judgement of Paris ). Thus, `` apple of discord '' is used to signify the core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute. Contents 1 Derivative uses 2 `` To the Fairest '' 3 See also 4 References Derivative uses Because of this, the Roman goddess corresponding to the Greek Eris was named `` Discordia ''. Also, in German and in Dutch, the words are used a lot more often colloquially than in English, though in German the colloquial form is not Apfel der Zwietracht ( lit. `` Apple of Discord '' ) but Zankapfel ( `` Quarrel - apple '' ) and rarely Erisapfel ; the Dutch is twistappel ( `` Strife - apple '' ). In the Eixample district of Barcelona, there is a block nicknamed in Spanish La manzana de la discordia ( Catalan : L'illa de la discòrdia ). The reason for this usage is that manzana means both `` apple '' and `` city block '' in Spanish. It was so named ( `` block of discord '' ) because it features four different interpretations of Modernisme architecture : Antoni Gaudí 's Casa Batlló, Lluís Domènech i Montaner 's Casa Lleó Morera, Josep Puig i Cadafalch 's Casa Amatller, and Enric Sagnier 's Casa Mulleras. `` To the fairest '' In some later sources, Eris inscribed on the apple `` for the fair '' or `` to the fairest '' before tossing it. The most popular version of the inscription is ΤΗΙ ΚΑΛΛΙΣΤΗΙ ( Ancient Greek : τῇ καλλίστῃ tē ( i ) kallistē ( i ), Modern Greek : τη καλλίστη ti kallisti ; `` for / to the most beautiful '' ). Καλλίστῃ is the dative singular of the feminine superlative of καλός, beautiful. In Latin sources, the word is formosissima. See also Golden apple Judgement of Paris Eris Killing three warriors with two peaches References Jump up ^ Apollodorus Epitome E. 3.2 Jump up ^ Timothy L. Gall ; Susan B. Gall ( 1 January 2006 ). The Lincoln library of Greek & Roman mythology. Lincoln Library Press, The. pp. 16 --. ISBN 978 - 0 - 912168 - 21 - 0. Jump up ^ Lucian The Judgement of Paris in Dialogues of the Gods Jump up ^ Randall L. Schweller ( 3 April 2014 ). Maxwell 's Demon and the Golden Apple : Global Discord in the New Millennium. JHU Press. pp. 10 --. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4214 - 1278 - 8. Jump up ^ Pseudo-Hyginus Fabulae 92 Look up apple of discord in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Discordian religion People Malaclypse the Younger Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst Robert Anton Wilson Organizations and titles POEE Pope Episkopos Symbols and mythological personas Eris ( a.k.a. Discordia ) Aneris ( a.k.a. Harmonia ) Apple of Discord Fnord Hung Mung Discordian calendar Texts Principia Discordia The Illuminatus ! 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Question: what is the theme of the apple of discord
Answer: core, kernel, or crux of an argument, or a small matter that could lead to a bigger dispute