#corythus

Alright so let's start off starting the background of the Scion of Paris and the general descendants history of Paris first. I like to think they are the descendants of Corythus, son of Paris and Oenone, the first legal wife of Paris who was a naiad-nymph who had precognition ability. Mostly because I like to think that line of Paris's descendants also inheriting Onenone's precognition ability every so often, and also because Corythus was definitely old enough to have descendants then say, Paris' children he had with Helen and how long the Trojan war started since she was taken by Aphrodite to Paris, they wouldn't be that old enough yet (also I think some, if not all, his children with Helen were killed during that time too).

I can only imagine that any descendants of Paris were warned to stay away from getting involved with anything with the gods, as Paris getting himself involved with Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, and thus kicking off the Trojan war because Paris chose Aphrodite and thus her bribe of giving the most beautiful woman in the world (aka Helen who was still very much happily married to). The Scions of Paris are probably victims to those three goddesses of various degress because of Paris, and you can imagine what the goddess of marriage, goddess of wisdom and warfare, and the goddess of love can do to you.

I can also imagine the descendants of Paris all have the tragic flaw where they are extremely swayed or will fall for beautiful woman; can be extended to just general beautiful people and even beautiful things; reflected by Paris (obviously) but also by Corythus who was also enamored with Helen when he first saw here (and was killed because of that by Paris in wrath and jealously). Not to mention more so, they have the flaw of potential being vain as both Paris and Corythus were described as being more good looking/handsome/beautiful, with the latter moreso then his father, so I can imagine the descendants of Paris and Corythus are exceptionally beautiful/good looking/handsome. So the men of the family are particularly notable with those characteristics, reflecting Corythus and Paris, (but the women are nothing to scoff at either and some believe there may be some of the Helen's blood that got mixed in along the way.)

I can also see them having another flaw where all the descendants are prone to jealousy, pettiness, acting out on their anger easily, and etc because both Paris and Oenone showed this, and just generally more emotionally weak.

But most importantly, all scions of Paris are taught to hate and be wary of Eris for basically for being responsible that led to the Judgment of Paris and the Trojan war.

Speaking of which, I can only describe the dynamics between the Demigod of Eris and the scion of Paris as nothing but chaotic.

Mostly because the child of Eris will attract or cause discord and strife, whether intentional or unintentionally, hence the chaos, and the scion of Paris being told to not associate with her, and just the general discord it creates among family members that he's friends with a demigod of Eris, whose parent basically caused the Trojan war and scorned their ancestry.

I can just imagine trying their best or setting their foot down because what would others think when they find out one of their children is friends with a child of Eris!? I like to also think there are other descendants of heroes and figures of the Trojan war and because of it, they know each other and frequently gather with the Descendants of Paris being seen not as favorable because their ancestor caused the Trojan war essentially because Paris chose the pretty girl option.

And there's the fact, He, the scion of Paris, is best friends with a daughter of Eris. Boy and Girl misconception, and all the discord it creates within the family because that's just setting up for more trouble.

However, I can imagine their friendship being fed with the daughter of Eris bringing chaos to the scion of Paris' life, showing him that regardless what you do, something will always happen, that there will always be discord and chaos, so you have to learn how to take things in stride and make do with what you have, and that even among discord and strife there can be something positive in it.

Or if anything, it allows him to feel and be free because despite the rigid teachings of the Scions of Paris, it doesn't really matter in the moment of things.

And the daughter of Eris, well, she probably felt the discord and strife churning in the S(ci)on of Paris, and that's what drew her to him in the first place; allowing him to release and no longer bottle the growing discord in his being; thus allowing him to be other than a Scion of Paris.