In this episode I first offer a quick primer on Aphrodite, mistakenly assumed to be the goddess of love, but actually the goddess of lust, sexual passion and the one-night stand.  I explore her origin story, and then her “erotic” and “aphrodisiac” powers.  And I quickly review the famous stories of The Apple of Discord and the Judgment of Paris, to explain why Aphrodite decides to “hook Paris up” with the hottest babe in human history.  Finally, I turn to three possible “takes” that Netflix will have to choose between, in telling the story of Paris and Helen’s first encounter.  And I explain why I predict that Netflix will run kicking and screaming from telling viewers the truth about Helen, Paris and Aphrodite, in their version of the story.

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