(Aeschylus,Agamemnon 1080).
(Aeschylus,Agamemnon 1208ff.).
, thereby starting a dispute betweenHera,Athena andAphrodite, whomZeus sent to be judged by the shepherd of Mount Ida, to put an end to the quarrel. After this judgement,Paris turned from shepherd into prince in the following manner: Some servants of KingPriam 1 came to Mount Ida in order to fetch a bull to be given as prize in funeral games.Paris followed them because this was his favorite bull, and having decided to participate in the games, he defeated all other contenders, including his own brothers. One of them, Deiphobus 1, was so angry on account of his defeat that he drew a sword against him and would have killed him, had notParis quickly taken refuge in the altar ofZeus. It was then that Cassandra declared thatParis was her brother, andPriam 1 then acknowledged him as his son, receiving him into his palace. This is howParis, who had been expelled from the city following the advice of one seer, was taken back in accordance with the advice of another seer, who before had recommended his death.
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