Joseph Adams in the judgment of Paris
Evolution's remarkable little book 45 years before Darwin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18938422 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K M Wei (0000-0002-2528-9993, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Kenneth M Weiss |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 245-249 |
| Publication date | 2008-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-1538 • E-ISSN: 1520-6505 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/evan.20186 |
| OpenAlex | W1603012368 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
In Greek mythology, the Trojan shepherd-prince Paris was asked to decide who was the fairest of three competing goddesses, Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite (Fig. Pandering to vested interests to win his vote, Hera offered Paris political power, while Athena offered him wisdom. But Aphrodite offered the love of Helen, the face of beauty among mortals. As we all learned as high school students, at an age when we could easily understand, he opted for sex, and abducted Helen back home to Troy. The rest is history.
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2017 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |