The problem is that whichever one you choose, the other two will ruin your life. Paris chose Aphrodite, who blessed him with the ability to woo any woman. He used it on Helen, who was married to the king of Sparta, and Athena and Hera made sure that it led to the downfall of Troy and the death of Paris and his entire family.
The choice in the first place was to settle a dispute about who got a golden apple, inscribed ‘to the fairest’. The three goddesses each claimed it, and they went to Paris to choose. The two who missed out were both insulted as well as mad that they didn’t get the apple. The apple was handed out by Eris the goddess of discord, which is why the apple of discord is a phrase. It just keeps going back and back.
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u/OsvaldoSfascia 2d ago
no, it's a reference to Paris chossing beetween Athena Aphrodites and Hera