<P> Three goddesses claimed the apple : Hera , Athena and Aphrodite . They asked Zeus to judge which of them was fairest , and eventually he , reluctant to favor any claim himself , declared that Paris , a Trojan mortal , would judge their cases , for he had recently shown his exemplary fairness in a contest in which Ares in bull form had bested Paris 's own prize bull , and the shepherd - prince had unhesitatingly awarded the prize to the god . </P>
<P> Three goddesses claimed the apple : Hera , Athena and Aphrodite . They asked Zeus to judge which of them was fairest , and eventually he , reluctant to favor any claim himself , declared that Paris , a Trojan mortal , would judge their cases , for he had recently shown his exemplary fairness in a contest in which Ares in bull form had bested Paris 's own prize bull , and the shepherd - prince had unhesitatingly awarded the prize to the god . </P>
from among which three goddesses must paris choose the fairest to give the golden apple to
from among which three goddesses must paris choose the fairest to give the golden apple to
Hera Athena Aphrodite
Hera Athena Aphrodite