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The Goddess of Strife, LANY also known as Madonna was not invited to the wedding of the mortal Carlos and the Sea Goddess Iemanjá (ee-eh-mon-JAH). In her rage she resolved to sow discord and had sent to the banquet a bright golden apple with the inscription "for the fairest one" as a prize for the most beautiful Goddess.
Three
Goddesses claimed the prize; Hera of San Jose, Athena of Oakland and
Aphrodite of San Francisco.
The great and powerful God Washington was called upon to judge and bestow the
prize upon the winner. Washington refused, for he was aware that
there should be no hierarchy within the Triple Goddess, that the
attributes must remain complementary to one another with none
standing above the others. Washington thus
declared states rights and
decided to pass the decision on to a man of noble heritage, handsome of
form and possessing wisdom. He summoned the trickster god Mercury
to bring the three goddesses before Governor Gray of California to choose
which was the fairest.
Gray initially refused saying that he would simply divide the apple
equally among the three Goddesses. Mercury 
insisted he must choose lest he
incur the wrath of Washington. Gray still continued to hesitate but when
the Goddesses agreed to abide by his decision, whatever it might be, he acceded
to their demand. He asked the three to disrobe and appear before him
separately, each in their naked splendor.
Hera of San Jose came first and added to her attraction by offering the bribe that she would make him the richest Governor in all the land. For her domain of San Jose is the capital of Silicon Valley which is the engine of the new global economy. "Let me shine the brightest and I will bequeath you with annual budget surpluses." she said
Next came Athena of Oakland who promised Governor Gray victory in all his battles and to make him the wisest ruler in all the world. Oakland alone knows how to grow a healthy community with room for everyone. "As the goddess on the state seal I can reveal also the secrets of your land's namesake, the dark Goddess Queen Califa, whose time has finally come to return from the depths of the unconscious." she further enticed him.
Aphrodite of San Francisco was the last of the three, but she knew well her power over mere mortal men. Showing her best smile she began to flirt with the Governor who become increasingly effected by the closeness of her dazzling beauty. Her bribe was also the most compelling; she would add the only body as attractive and passionate as herself to their arrangement; "If you choose me the state legislature will wish to implement your vision in a harmonious marriage." she said.
Governor Gray found this last offer hardest to resist
yet his was a cautious nature with a natural tendency to move to the
center. He unceasingly complimented the trio on their lovely fairness and
begged for time to attend to the pressing matter of clogged arteries
preventing complimentary energies to flow between the three goddesses.
Soon dozens of forgotten transit projects were moving ahead swiftly
instead of their unfair. immoral competitors Then he returned to the
ladies and asked for more time and another meeting.
of Greek mythology it communicates the
beginning of a patriarchal era to be known for wars and polarizations. In
the original story, when Paris picks Aphrodite and her bribe, the most beautiful mortal Helen of Troy, he unleashes the rage of the other two goddesses
whose pride he has offended and causes the Trojan War. The wisdom communicated is to not repress
important aspects of yourself by choosing to favor certain dominant
aspects to the detriment of others. The Greeks in their zenith were the
dominant culture at the time of the last great shift in ages. The Romans
recast their stories and implemented their wisdom for the age of Pisces.
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