Golden apple (disambiguation)
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Golden apple
Golden apple
The golden apple is an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales. Recurring themes depict a hero retrieving the golden apples hidden or stolen by a monstrous antagonist...

is a story element in various ancient mythologies.
  • Apple of Discord
    Apple of Discord
    An apple of discord is a reference to the Golden Apple of Discord which, according to Greek mythology, the goddess Eris said that she would give "to the fairest" at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, sparking a vanity-fueled dispute between Hera, Athena and Aphrodite that eventually led to the...



Golden Apple may also refer to:
  • Spondias mombin
    Spondias mombin
    Spondias mombin is a tree, a species of flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, including the West Indies. The tree has been naturalized in parts of Africa, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia. It is rarely cultivated.The mature fruit has a leathery skin and a...

    , a fruit also sometimes referred to as the golden apple
  • Golden Delicious
    Golden Delicious
    The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. It is not closely related to the Red Delicious apple.- Appearance and flavor :...

    , an apple cultivar
  • The Golden Apple (musical)
    The Golden Apple (musical)
    The Golden Apple is a musical adaptation of parts of each of the Iliad and Odyssey epics of Homer, with music by Jerome Moross and lyrics by John Treville Latouche...

    , a 1954 musical retelling of the Iliad
  • The Golden Apple, middle part of The Illuminatus Trilogy novel series by Robert J. Shea & Robert A. Wilson
  • Golden Apple Award (education)
    Golden Apple Award (education)
    The Golden Apple Award is an award given to educators in various school districts in the United States. The name of the award refers to the stereotype of students giving apples to teachers they respect.-Georgia:...

    , a teaching award presented by various schools
  • Golden Apple Award
    Golden Apple Award
    The Golden Apple Award is an American award presented to entertainers by the Hollywood Women's Press Club, usually in recognition not of performance but of behavior. The award has been presented since 1941 and includes categories recognizing actors for being easy to work with, as well as categories...

    , an American award for entertainers
  • Quince
    Quince
    The quince , or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region...

    , a fruit also known as golden apple
  • Golden Apple (TV series)
    Golden Apple (TV series)
    The Golden Apple is KBS2 drama that first aired in Korea on November 16, 2005 and finished on February 23, 2006. In Seoul area, Golden Apple got 17.43% ratings, making it 13th highest rated 2006 Korean dramas of all time...

    , a South Korean television drama series
  • Golden Apple Comics
    Golden Apple Comics
    Golden Apple Comics is a comic book store in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.-History:The store's original owner, Bill Liebowitz, was a yo-yo champion in the 1950s, a co-founder of Rhino Records, and had recurring roles as himself in Archie Comics. He opened Golden Apple in Hollywood in 1979,...

    , a California-based chain of comic book store
  • Spondias dulcis, a tropical fruit tree, also known as golden apple
  • Ampullariidae
    Ampullariidae
    Ampullariidae, common name the apple snails, is a family of large freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks with a gill and an operculum...

    , a type of snail, also known as golden apple snail
  • A nickname for Westchester, New York
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