The Trojan War was a bloody battle, said to be partially caused by two goddesses. Eris’s jealousy and Aphrodite's beauty became a conflict. They have contrasted very much leading up to this situation and even afterward. Aphrodite and Eris were both Greek goddesses but they differed greatly because of one being good and the other evil.
When thinking of Greek gods and goddesses, most would assume they are perfect in all ways. This however, is not the case, the text explains, “The Greeks created gods in the image of humans; that is, their gods had many human qualities even though they were gods. The gods constantly fought among themselves, behaved irrationally and unfairly, and were often jealous of each other”(“Gods, Goddesses and Heroes”). This demonstrates how they are faulty, similarly to humans and for this reason many conflicts are created with one another. It also demonstrates, “The Greek gods were highly emotional and behaved inconsistently and sometimes immorally. Greek
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The text states, “The flesh of Uranus’s body gave off a white foam, and it was from this foam that Aphrodite was born. When she arose from the water, Zephyrus, the West Wind, gently blew her to the island of Cyprus… When Aphrodite floated ashore, a group of nymphs clothes her and became her loyal attendants”(Gall 70). This indicates how Aphrodite came to be, good gods are created from other good gods. She was made from people like her, and became very similar to them because of this. Eris differs greatly in this way. The article explains, “She’s the daughter of Erebus and Nyx, the king and queen of the darkest night. Eris was a goddess who existed only to start trouble” (“Greek Gods and Goddesses”). This proves a similar point that she is very alike to her family and they all come from darkness and trouble. The goddesses then go on to have kids with many similarities to