Athena provided fighting skill, knowledge, and the powers of the finest warriors. Aphrodite promised Helen of Sparta, the most beautiful woman on Earth, her love. Love won out over reason. Aphrodite was the goddess of love and beauty. She was known for her extravagant clothes and jewelry. When Hephaestus made her a gift of a golden apple, she became enamored with it. The only thing standing in her way was Athena who wanted the prize too. So she tricked Aphrodite into making a choice by placing the apple between them. When they argued over who should get it, Athena won by giving Aphrodite a speech about how love is better than war. From that moment on, all women have chosen love over war whenever given the chance. Helen was the most beautiful woman in Greece and one of the most beautiful ever seen. Her hair was red like fire, her eyes blue like the ocean, and her skin was white like snow. She was married to Menelaus, the king of Sparta, but he was still angry about what had happened years earlier when Paris stole her from him. This caused tensions between the two countries which led to the Trojan War. As soon as Paris saw Helen he fell deeply in love with her.