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I assume you mean in the Trojan war. Athena and Hera were angry because Paris had given the golden apple to Aphrodite and neither of them. This meant that Aphrodite was the most beautiful goddess.

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Q: Why were the goddesses Athena and hera on the side of the Greeks?
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