 Hippomenes knew that he could not win in a fair race, so he used three golden apples (gifts of Aphrodite, the goddess of love) to distract Atalanta.It took all three apples and all of his speed, but Hippomenes was finally successful, winning the race and Atalanta's hand.The Greek goddess of discord, Eris, became disgruntled after she was excluded from the wedding of Peleus and Thetis.