Greek Mythology of Apple

Herakles with apple Hesperides.

The story of apples found in many religious traditions, both as a mystical or forbidden objects. One of the problems encountered when identifying apples in religion, mythology and folklore, is that the word "apple" was used as a generic term for all foreign fruits other than berries, and include nuts, until the 17th century.  For example, in Greece mythology, Heracles Hesperides Gardens is required to go to pluck the golden apples of Principal Life in the midst of the garden as one of the twelve duties.

 

Greek goddess of discord, Eris, was disappointed after the wedding of Peleus aside danThetis,  and then reply with an engraved golden apple catapult Καλλίστη word (Kalliste, 'for the fairest'), into the wedding. Apple was sued by three goddesses, namely Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Paris of Troy was appointed to select the recipient. After being bribed by Hera and Athena, Aphrodite alluring Paris with the most lovely woman in the world, Helen of Sparta. Paris gave the apple to Aphrodite, then indirectly sparked the Trojan War.