The Truth About the "Original Snub" Revealed

After many days of quiet contemplation of my pineal gland, (and a lot of begging and whining), Eris finally fessed up to me on what "really happened" that day on Limbo Peak during Pelleus and Thetis' wedding.

Yes she was upset about not being invited (not because she was a trouble maker, but because she is a master partyer who made the other goddesses jealous because she was so damn HOT), but she had nothing against those two sweet kids just about to get married.

She wanted to give the bride and groom a really nice gift,but really had no intention of causing a scene. So when no one was looking, she was rolled the infamous Golden Apple with the word "Kallisti" printed on it, intending it to go to "the prettiest one", and in a wedding,who is the prettiest one? Why, it's none other then the BRIDE. It wasn't Eris' fault that the trio of over-ego'd, cackling hen goddesses decided that "THEY" should get the Apple instead of the bride.

So you see,Eris has gotten a bum rap all these centuries. Since she is the personification of Chaos, the priest class couldn't deal with the fact that all the Gods and goddess are just manifestations of Eris (actually everthing and no-thing are are all manifestations of chaos, using order, disorder, negentropy and entropy as building blocks). And rather then be put out of a job, they slandered and libeled our goddess. It wasn't until Hill and Thornley that the Truth about eris started to emerge. She is actually a very modest deity who prefers to work behind the scenes. As a matter of fact, the chaos she manifests that you don't see, far outweigh the chaos that you do see. Yes she gets bitchy at times (hey,if you had to be EVERTHING possible and impossible, you'd be a little bitchy too).

She also explained to me the meaning of the Five Discordian Elements ( boom, sweet, orange, pungent, prickle), but to find that one out ask her yourself,or read the Book of Eris, its in there.

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