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History repeats itself. And many ancient legends find their reflections in real life. One of these stories that explains the complicated nature of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is the ancient Greek myth about the Golden Apple of Discord that led to the Trojan War. According to the legend, “Zeus had a banquet in celebration of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis; left off the guest list was Eris, the goddess of discord, and upon turning up uninvited, she threw a golden apple into the ceremony, with an inscription that reads, ‘to the fairest’”.
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Gurbanov, G. (2013). Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: The Golden Apple of Discord or a Toy That Two Have Failed to Share. In: Kambeck, M., Ghazaryan, S. (eds) Europe’s Next Avoidable War. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137030009_16
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