Quinces. Frequently, the term "golden apple" is used to refer to the quince, a fruit originating in the Middle East.
Hippomenes (or Melanion) fell in love with her and prayed to Aphrodite for help. She gave him three apples made of gold and told him to use them. During the race he tossed one of the apples in front of her each time she would pass him. Each time she would stop to pick up the mysterious fruit.
Eris was so furious about her exclusion that she decided to go to the wedding and throw a golden apple, the fruit of temptation, to the banquet table. The apple was supposed to go out to the "Calliste" - that mean the fairest one.
Red Gold apples are a small- to medium-sized oblong fruit with shiny deep red skin over a gold background. The flesh is juicy and light yellow. Red Gold claims to be the sweetest apple on the market, so this apple is great for those who like sweet fruit without any tangy notes.
Golden Delicious apples have a sweet, subtly tart flavor suited for fresh and cooked preparations. The apple's flesh is slow to brown and is typically consumed straight out of hand.
Black Diamond apples are a rare variety of Huaniu apples, also known as Chinese Red Delicious. Although they are called Black Diamond apples, the fruit is actually a deep purple, like a ripe plum.
Growing Dorsett Golden Apples in the United States
Mediterranean climates are perfect for the Dorsett apple tree. These fruit trees flourish in the warm weather of Southern California, Florida, and the Bahamas where it first started.
The Black Diamond Apple (Chinese: gāla guǒ; 嘎啦果) is a rare variety from the family of Huaniu apples that is cultivated in the Tibetan region of Nyingchi. Despite what the name suggests, the apple rather is a purple hue, with white pulp on the inside.
RAINBOW was thought to have become extinct, but Carlos Manning discovered this tree in a small town near his home. According to Lee Calhoun, it was a Missouri apple sold by Stark Bros. Nursery around 1900, and was listed by a Virginia nursery from 1898 to 1901 as a dessert apple.
Black diamond apples are a rare variety of apples belonging to the family of Huaniu apples (the Chinese Red Delicious apple), which originated from China. Though known as black diamond, the actual colour of these apples is dark purple.
The association of the pomegranate with knowledge of the underworld as provided in the Ancient Greek legend of Persephone may also have given rise to an association with knowledge of the otherworld, tying-in with knowledge that is forbidden to mortals.
The golden apples figured in different accounts of Heracles' 11th Labour. In one version Heracles slayed the dragon and took the apples. In another version Heracles held the heavens while Atlas took the apples for him. In some artistic representations Heracles dines with the Hesperides, who freely give him the apples.
In Greek mythology, both gods and mortals coveted the golden apples the mother goddess Gaia gave as a wedding present to Hera and Zeus. They were kept in a garden guarded by the Hesperides, daughters of the goddess of the night, and by Ladon, a hundred-headed dragon that never slept.
Golden Apples are recurrent items in the series. They are fruit endowed with magical qualities. It was believed that whoever ate of them will become immortal.
He created massive wings out of candle wax and feathers and set out, flying across the Mediterranean Sea. However, Icarus got swept up in the wonder of flight and drifted too close to the sun, causing the wax to melt and resulting in his death. Ginnever's “Daedalus” mimics the shape of the wings.
Who was Athena? In ancient Greek religion, Athena was a goddess of war, handicraft, and practical reason. Essentially urban and civilized, Athena was probably a pre-Hellenic goddess later taken over by the Greeks.
Growers first discovered and cultivated this breed in 1870, at an orchard in the county seat of Bentonville. Arkansas established an economy around apple production, and during the 1920s, 15 to 20 percent of the state's yield was its namesake black variety, thought to be a descendant of the Winesap apple.
The 'Pink Pearl' apple is a pink-fleshed apple cultivar developed in 1944 by Albert Etter, a northern California breeder. It is a seedling of 'Surprise', another pink-fleshed apple that is believed to be a descendant of Malus niedzwetskyana.
The Strawberry apple, or Autumn Strawberry apple, is a unique flavored, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly aromatic delicious fruit. The Autumn Strawberry apple originated in Aurora, Cayuga County, New York in 1848.
Black Diamond apples are a rare variety from the family of Hua Niu apples (also known as the Chinese Red Delicious). The name is a little misleading because they aren't exactly black, but rather a dark hue of purple.
Victoria currently provides over 48 per cent of Australia's total apple production. Despite the state's mammoth production, only a single 'big apple' still resides within Victoria. The Big Apple sits within Gladysdale, a town within the Yarra Valley and one of the major apple producing regions of Victoria.
Apples are commonly grown in Victoria, Tasmania and cooler areas of western Australia, South Australia and New South Wales, and are becoming easier to grow due to improved disease resistance.
The fruit of the Dorsett Golden apple tree is round and a little larger than a tennis ball.