I had not seen this thing named as “Eris” before this.
Eris is the goddess of discord in Greek mythology. She represents Strife and is a popular figure in the modern joke cult of Discordia.
Thanks for reminding me. I heard this last week but forgot.
The Judgement of Paris is a story from Greek mythology, which was one of the events that led up to the Trojan War and in later versions of the story to the foundation of Rome.[1]
Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In revenge, Eris brought a golden apple, inscribed, “To the fairest one,” which she threw into the wedding. Three goddesses, Hera, Athena and Aphrodite, agreed to have Paris of Troy choose the fairest one. Paris chose Aphrodite, because she bribed him by giving him the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen of Sparta, wife of Menelaus. Paris carried Helen off to Troy, and the Greeks invaded Troy for Helen’s return. This was the cause of the Trojan War.
Figuratively, the phrase “The Judgement of Paris” can mean the ultimate origin of a war or other event.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_of_Paris
And the word in reverse:
Noun
sire (plural sires)
A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
A male animal that has fathered a particular offspring (especially used of domestic animals and/or in biological research).
(obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband.
(obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sire