What does the golden apple represent?

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.