<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>
who did zeus select to be the judge of which goddess was the fairest
who did zeus select to be the judge of which goddess was the fairest
Paris , a Trojan mortal
Paris , a Trojan mortal