The three goddesses who snatched the Golden Apple were Hera, the mother of the gods, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty.
In Greek mythology, Hera, the mother of the gods, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Aphrodite (Venus), the goddess of love and beauty, argued over the golden apples, and asked Zeus to judge who would get them. Zeus decided that Paris, a dashing and handsome mortal prince who was shepherding sheep on Mount Ida near the city of Troy, would be a more suitable judge of the problem.
So Hera, the queen of heaven, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, and Aphrodite, the goddess of love, preceded by the divine messenger Hermes, traveled to Mount Ida to ask Prince Paris to be the arbiter. All three goddesses hoped that Paris would award the golden apple to themselves, and each made a promise to him. Paris gave the golden apple to Aphrodite (Venus), and Hera and Athena were so enraged that they resolved to destroy the city of Troy.
Origin of Hera's life
Hera was the female embodiment of the forces of nature, because Zeus promised to share his power and honor with Hera when he asked for her hand in marriage, Hera could enjoy the power of her husband, and whenever she traveled she was accompanied by thunder and lightning, and she was also able to gather and disperse dark clouds and to call forth the wind and rain.
Her fixed symbols are the scepter and the crown, and she often appears in the attire of battle dress, wearing a crown set with flowers and leaves symbolizing kingship and a veil symbolizing the majesty of a married woman. Her ambassadors are Iris, the goddess of the rainbow, Horai, the triple goddess of time and order, and Karis and Pasithea, the goddesses of beauty and society.
The gods revered her greatly, and Zeus respected her, often discussing matters with her. But they tended to get into heated arguments as well, and in the meetings of the gods Hera often countered Zeus and argued with him. Often in the end Hera would remain silent out of love.