In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at a woman was considered a marriage proposal.

The practice stemmed from an ancient Greek myth in which the godess of discord, Eris, was irked that she wasn’t invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis. In retaliation, she threw a golden apple inscribed “for the most beautiful one” into the wedding party.

Three goddesses lay claim to the apple--Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Paris of Troy was selected to choose the recipient. He was bribed by all three goddesses, but accepted the bribe of Aphrodite, who promised him the most beautiful woman on Earth, Helen of Sparta.

Since then, the apple was considered to be “sacred to Aphrodite.” Throwing an apple was the symbolic way of declaring love, and catching an apple the symbolic
way of accepting love.

Continuing on the apple theme, the artwork is a reference to The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine and Apple Records. All you need is love, Love.