241. The goddesses Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena came to the young Paris to have him determine which of them was the most beautiful. They made the following statements.

- Aphrodite: I am the most beautiful.
- Hera: I am the most beautiful.
- Athena: Aphrodite is not the most beautiful.
- Aphrodite: Hera is not the most beautiful.
- Athena: I am the most beautiful.

Paris assumed that all the statements of the most beautiful goddess were true, and all the statements of the other two were false. Assuming this assumption is true, determine which goddess is the most beautiful. (A problem based on Greek mythology.)
$\triangle$ Let's consider three possibilities.

1) Suppose the most beautiful of the goddesses is Hera. Then her statement is true, and all the statements of the other two goddesses are false. But, on the other hand, it turns out that Athena's first statement is true. We have reached a contradiction.
2) Suppose the most beautiful goddess is Athena. Then both of her statements are true, and all the statements of the other two are false. But this contradicts the fact that Aphrodite's second statement turned out to be true.
3) Suppose the most beautiful of the goddesses is Aphrodite. In this case, both of her statements are true, and all the others are false. There is no contradiction here.

Answer: Aphrodite.