Collection 6: "The Apple of Discord I" by Kate Hovey

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  1. discord
    strife resulting from a lack of agreement
    Eris (Goddess of Discord) Speaks
  2. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
    Lofty Olympians
    like to exclude
    lesser immortals
    who aren’t imbued
    with the kind of power
    they so admire.
  3. imbue
    fill or soak totally
    Lofty Olympians
    like to exclude
    lesser immortals
    who aren’t imbued
    with the kind of power
    they so admire.
  4. strew
    spread by scattering
    So I came, uninvited,
    to the sea queen’s wedding
    and threw a gold apple
    far out on the spreading,
    goddess-strewn lawn.
  5. inscribe
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
    Inscribed, “for the fairest,”
    it caused a commotion—
    weren’t they embarrassed
    to squabble that way?
  6. fair
    very pleasing to the eye
    Inscribed, “for the fairest,”
    it caused a commotion—
    weren’t they embarrassed
    to squabble that way?
  7. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
    Inscribed, “for the fairest,”
    it caused a commotion—
    weren’t they embarrassed
    to squabble that way?
  8. squabble
    argue over petty things
    Inscribed, “for the fairest,”
    it caused a commotion—
    weren’t they embarrassed
    to squabble that way?
  9. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    Hera, Athena,
    and vain Aphrodite,
    tugging and pulling—
    what high and mighty
    hypocrites!
  10. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
    Hera, Athena,
    and vain Aphrodite,
    tugging and pulling—
    what high and mighty
    hypocrites! They claim
    I’m the foul one!
    They think they can blame
    my wedding surprise
    for the horrors at Troy,
    when they are the guilty ones—
    they who destroy,
    who sacrifice heroes...
Created on 六月 15, 2020 (updated 六月 18, 2020)

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