Question

2. Lines 17-35: What conflict arises between Hera, Athene, and Aphrodite? How

does it advance the plot? How does this conflict show how the gods are like
mortal humans?

Answer 1

1. A later legend traced its origin to the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, when Eris threw down among the assembled gods a golden apple inscribed, "For the fairest." The quarrel that ensued between Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite for the prize of beauty was decided by the Trojan prince Paris in favor of Aphrodite.