@donkeypong, Personally I've never saw the Golden Apples and in my opinion no matter what, behind every creation we see an deep story behind it because there is an simple idea behind that and that is, there will be someone who will find something for the first time and when some one find something for first time which is useful too then that becomes more important aspect of times and after period of time everyone recognise it as great History. And in my opinion you've really deep dived into the History which is appreciable aspect and hope that you really enjoyed these Golden Apples which are really attractive to see.
Wishing you an great day and stay blessed. 🙂