Venus won the prize, but the other contestants were furious about the result.

Their fury led to the Trojan war.

An apple also appeared in another famous story involving a woman.

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Discord, the goddess of conflict, was angry because she had not been invited to a wedding along with the rest of the gods.

To stir things up a little, she threw down a golden apple, to be awarded to the most beautiful woman present.