The Gods were hosting a party, and Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite were trying to get Paris to decide which one of the three was the prettiest. The Goddesses tried to bribe Paris, but Aphrodite's bribe was the best. She promised Paris that Helen, the King of Sparta's wife, could instantly fall in love with Paris. Paris loved the idea, so he accepted. The next day, the King of Sparta saw that Helen was missing, so he started a war. The war, the Trojan War, was a war to gain back Helen.