I have chosen to follow the story of the [Three] Golden Apple[s], with a more indepth focus on the infighting of Olympus and the Goddesses. The original story of the Golden Apple is similar to:
"During a festivity, which is the wedding of the parents of Achilles, Eris, the goddess of discord, was not invited. She got mad, so she gatecrashed the party and threw a golden apple with the inscription, "to the fairest". Three goddesses claimed the apple. These are Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. They cannot decide who the fairest of them three is, so they appointed a Trojan prince by the name of Paris to judge who is the fairest of the three goddesses. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite all tries to bribe Paris with different things. Hera offered Paris to be the king of Europe and Asia. Athena offered to give him wisdom and skills to triumph in all wars. Aphrodite offered him the love of the most beautiful woman, Helen of Sparta, who is the wife of the Greek king Menelaus. Paris chose Aphrodite, and it ignited the Trojan War."
I want to take elements of this story and create my own narrative with the characters in a more visual way that will convey the story arch.
My main narrative change is the dynamic among the three women as they all vie for power on Olympus and the background stories that lead to be the most powerful and "fairest".
The Main Players:
Hera. Queen of the Gods, of marriage, fidelity and a fiercely jealous woman.
Athena. Daughter of Zeus, Virgin Goddess of Wisdom and warfare.
Aphrodite (not cast yet). Goddess of Love and Beauty, vivacious and cruel woman.
Paris (not cast yet). Young, Greek warrior, bullied into making a terrible choice.
Zeus. King of the Gods. God of Thunder and Olympus. Lover many immortals and mortals alike.
Other Gods/Goddesses:
Artemis.
Hades.
Apollo.
Poseidon.
Hephaestus.
Eros.
Dionysus.
Ares.
Mortals.
Hercules.
Hector.
Helen.
Hecate.
Odysseus.
(I am beginning to see an unfortunately name pattern for Greek mortals in these stories)
