Slide1 : Branching Story
Created by
Candace Pauchnick
October 12, 2006 Once upon a time in the world of mythology… (Special note: Many of these story segments do not follow traditional Greek myths.)
Slide2 : Directions for this branch story:
1. Click the arrow in the bottom right corner of each slide to move to the next frame.
2. Some slides have no arrows because a decision must be made. Click on the decision of your choice to find out what happens.
There are six different endings to Paris’s adventures. Each one has a moral. Can you describe what they are? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Slide3 : The Marriage Peleus (an Argonant) and Thetis (a sea-goddess) had a beautiful, big wedding! Many Greek gods and goddesses came to celebrate. The story begins with…
Slide4 : Eris, wedding party crasher. She was extremely mad! She stormed
into the party and threw down a golden apple
stating that it belonged to the “fairest”
person. She knew this would ruffle up
those vain goddesses! The wedding couple forgot to invite Eris, the goddess of strife & discord.
Slide5 : These three vain goddesses wanted the apple!!!
Hera, goddess of love & marriage
Athena, goddess of wisdom
Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty Who is the “Fairest”????? Zeus asked Paris, a mortal who was the prince of Troy, to pick the “fairest” goddess.
Slide6 : Promises or Bribery to Paris??? Hera promised him power. Athena promised him wealth. Aphrodite promised him the most beautiful woman alive.
Slide7 : Hera Paris must give the apple to one them! Pick a goddess that is the “Fairest”!!! Aphrodite Athena Click on one of the names above. You help him to decide...
Slide8 : Hera said: So Paris, you like power! Zeus will offer you two choices in which to gain your power. Pick one. Fierce Titan warriors A wise Wizard. Click on one of the titles above.
Slide9 : Titans The Titans attacked the cities around Troy. Paris took over the other civilizations and expanded Troy. He gained more power over more people. Paris became the almighty ruler. Many people were unhappy about his authoritative umpire.
Slide10 : Titans A group of unhappy people secretly organized an army to overthrow the government of Troy. Since so many people were unhappy this army grew extremely large. Fierce fighting broke out between Troy’s warriors the new liberation army.
Slide11 : Titans Since the liberation army was so large it overpowered the Titans. Troy was destroyed by fire. Paris’s umpire was overtaken by the liberation army and he was killed in battle.
Slide12 : Titans What is the moral to this decision Paris made?
Slide13 : Wizard Paris consulted his wizard for knowledge of how to gain power. His wizard educated him about different types of leadership. Paris learned the difference between communistic, socialistic, and democratic types of government.
Slide14 : Paris, with the help of the wizard’s guidance, developed a democratic type of government. People prospered and where happy. Wizard People in surrounding lands wanted to be part of Paris’s city so Troy expanded and became very large. Paris was an admired man and lived happily for many years.
Slide15 : Wizard What is the moral to this decision Paris made?
Slide16 : Athena
Said: So, Paris, you would like wealth. I will give you a choice for gaining your wealth. Each person below can help you become rich. Click on a name below. King Midas
He can give you unlimited gold. Demeter: Goddess of Harvest. She will teach you how to earn money.
Slide17 : King Midas: Paris, I will give you the gift of turning everything into gold when you touch it. Paris was so excited he quickly touched all his cheap jewelry and it did turn to gold. He then touched all his cheap coins and they all turned to gold, too. He was thrilled.
Slide18 : King Midas In his excitement Paris didn’t realize the impact of this gift until he became hungry. When he grabbed a pear and apple and they turned to gold he began to see his problem. He tried to eat broccoli but it also turned to gold. He was getting very hungry.
Slide19 : King Midas Paris was devastated. Then to his horror he touched his wife and she turned to gold, too. In his rage he grabbed one of her dresses and that turned to gold. It took several days before Paris died of dehydration and starvation. He left so much gold behind for everyone to enjoy but himself. He was buried in a beautiful gold casket.
Slide20 : King Midas What is the moral to this decision Paris made?
Slide21 : Demeter says: I will teach you the ways of harvesting many types of things. Through these teachings you will earn great wealth. Paris learned how to harvest food. The more he harvested the more money he made. This gave him great satisfaction.
Slide22 : Demeter Paris learned how to create a business to make armor for his warriors. His business made the best armor and he earned great wealth from this with much satisfaction. His sons took over his businesses and continued to prosper. Paris lived a long satisfying life with great wealth.
Slide23 : Demeter What is the moral to this decision Paris made?
Slide24 : Aphrodite said: Paris,
So you like beauty!!! I will give you this choice: Take the most physically beautiful woman in the world, Helen, who is the wife of Menelaus of Sparta. Take Sarah, an unmarried peasant, who is nice looking but beautiful on the inside. Helen: Outside Beauty. Sarah: Inside Beauty Click on a name below.
Slide25 : Helen said: Paris,
You look so handsome. I will gladly run off with you to Troy! Paris and Helen were then married in Troy.
Slide26 : Helen Helen’s husband, Menelaus, was outraged his wife was gone! I will gather my warriors and capture her from Paris in Troy.
Slide27 : Helen Menelaus army fought Troy for nine years but couldn’t get entrance into the city for the high walls that surrounded it. Odysseus, a Spartan warrior, devised a plan using the large wooden Trojan horse for entrance. The Trojan army let it in not knowing the Spartan army was inside.
Slide28 : Helen Bloodshed and death! Paris was killed. Troy was destroyed!
Slide29 : Helen Menelaus was going to kill his faithless wife but was overcome by her beauty he let her live. They moved back to Sparta and there they remained. Menelaus never trusted Helen and kept a close watch over her.
Slide30 : Helen What is the moral to this decision Paris made?
Slide31 : Sarah said: Paris,
You look so handsome but especially kind. I will be proud to go to Troy with you. Sarah’s family had kept a secret about her background. She was really from a very wealthy and powerful family.
Slide32 : Sarah Paris lived the rest of his life surrounded with love, wealth and power. Troy became a magnificent city. But what pleased Paris the most was the faithful love of Sarah.
Slide33 : Sarah What is the moral to this decision Paris made?