The judgement of Paris is a famous scene in
The Iliad, when Paris is presented with possible gifts from several goddesses and chooses the gift offered by Aphrodite (Venus): the most beautiful woman in the world (Helen of Troy). Just as Paris causes the Trojan War with his lust, the jealous wife has caused her own destruction through lust, making the pantomime of the judgement of Paris a humorous but fitting accompaniment to the events.