Nescio quo me vertam.

Arbiter en formæ certamina sisto Dearum,
Vincere quæ forma digna sit una duas.
Vincere sunt omnes dignæ: tamen una placebit
Ante alias; Malum tu cape pulchra Venus.

Werwaerts wend ick my.

Goddinnen, zeer versuft zo vind' ick my rechtvaerdigh,
Om dat ick hier de prijs van schoonheyt gheven zal.
Mijns oordeels zijt ghy haer die alle drie wel waerdich,
Nochtans behaaght mijn een, dat's Venus, boven al.

Le choys aveugle.

Ie me trouve confus, en voyant tant de belles,
Qui s'offrent devant moy pour choisir a mon mieux,
L'une a le taint si beau, l'autre a de si doux yeux,
Qué je n'en puis juger parmi tant d'estincelles.
Ha pasteur Idean! ton jugement me faut,
Pour me desempescher d'un mystere si haut.

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I do not know where to turn.

Look! As an arbiter of beauty I put an end to the goddesses' rivalries,
About who alone is worthy of beating the other two in beauty.
All of them are worthy of victory, yet one will please me
More than the others: you, lovely Venus, take the apple.

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Jugdement of Paris: he chooses Venus over Minerva and Juno and gives her the golden apple that Mercury had given him

minerals and metals: gold [25D13(GOLD)]
fruits: apple [25G21(APPLE)]
trees [25G3]
trees: olive-tree (+ branch, stick) [25G3(OLIVE-TREE)(+22)]
sitting on an elevation [31A2352]
arm stretched forward (+ addressing) [31A2512(+932)]
arm stretched forward (+ reaching, handing, giving) [31A2512(+9341)]
arm stretched forward (+ receiving something) [31A2512(+935)]
counting off arguments, calculating on fingers [31A2524]
bringing gifts; exchanging gifts [33A4]
dog [34B11]
archer's weapons: arrow [45C15(ARROW)]
archer's weapons: bow [45C15(BOW)]
protective weapons: shield [45C19(SHIELD)]
armour [45C22]
helmet [45C221]
shepherd's crook [47I2213]
Judgement, Discrimination; 'Giuditio' (Ripa) (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52A52(+4)]
Misunderstanding, Incomprehension (+ emblematical representation of concept) [52CC4(+4)]
proverbs, sayings, etc. (with TEXT) [86(NESCIO QUO ME VERTAM)]
(story of) Juno (Hera) [92C1]
(story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) [92C2]
attributes of Minerva (with NAME) [92C28(HELMET)]
attributes of Minerva: owl [92C28(OWL)]
attributes of Minerva (with NAME) [92C28(LANCE)]
attributes of Minerva (with NAME) [92C28(OLIVE-BRANCH)]
attributes of Minerva (with NAME) [92C28(ARMOUR)]
Aegis: shield with Gorgon's head (attribute of Minerva) [92C281]
(story of) Venus (Aphrodite) [92C4]
(story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) [92D1]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(ARROW)]
attributes of Cupid (with NAME) [92D18(BOW)]
the Judgement of Paris (Mercury present) [94C113]

Nescio quo me vertam [17]

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