Final answer:
The goddesses wanted Zeus to judge the contest to see who was the fairest. Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera took part in the contest and offered different gifts to Zeus. Paris, a mortal, ultimately judged that Aphrodite was the fairest.
Step-by-step explanation:
The goddesses wanted Zeus, the king of the gods, to judge the contest to see who was the fairest.
In Greek mythology, the goddesses who took part in this contest were Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera. Each goddess tried to bribe Zeus with a different gift in order to win the contest.
Aphrodite offered the gift of love, Athena offered wisdom, and Hera offered power. Ultimately, Zeus decided to have a mortal named Paris judge the contest, and Aphrodite's bribe of the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, led her to be judged as the fairest.