apple of discord

Other forms: apples of discord

Definitions of apple of discord
  1. noun
    (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
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    type of:
    prize, trophy
    something given as a token of victory
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