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I’ve Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

I am an illustrator and paper artist. I’m taking some of my favorite Greek myths and illustrating them using my paper theatre—a technique of cutting characters and props and photographing them inside a miniature theatre.

I’ll keep illustrating mythology stories from the Greeks and move on to world mythology. You can see the full stories on my website and Instagram.

More info: Instagram | abecalendar.com

The Myth of Pandora

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

The Myth of Prometheus

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Kronos

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Kronos was the son of Gaia, the earth, and Uranus, the sky. He overthrew his father and reigned as the leader of the first generation of Titans. However, the fates revealed that he would meet the same destiny as his father: to be overthrown by one of his children. In fear of losing his power, he took every child as soon as his wife Rhea gave birth, and swallowed the infant in one gulp. One by one, Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, and Poseidon. Kronos devoured his children attempting to fool the fates.

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Rhea

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

To save her newborn from Kronos, Rhea hid him away on the island of Crete and named him Zeus.

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

The War of the Titans

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Zeus returned and made Cronus vomit his swallowed children and led them to a rebellion against the Titans. The war lasted ten years, but Zeus and the Olympians won, and imprisoned the Titans in Tartarus.

This scene was tough to figure out and almost gave up on it. Not my favorite, but I’m still learning this process

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Orpheus

I've Been G(r)eeking Out Lately On Greek Mythology, So I Created These Stories In My Paper Theatre

Orpheus reached river Styx, and the ferryman took him down into the Underworld to bring back Eurydice.

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I create three-dimensional scenes by designing and building sets and puppets from paper. Setting layers inside a miniature set, I play with lighting, filters and camera lenses to create atmospheric, graphic, and hand drawn illustrations.

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My name is Violeta and I am an editor here at Bored Panda. I love reading memes for a living. It’s obviously much more than that, but I appreciate the variety of topics, information, and pics I get to see every day and share with the world! Those funny memes really make my day too. Being born in the ’90s in post-Soviet Lithuania speaks more about me than I’d like to admit. I’m still learning about the world and myself, but I do love my friends, traveling, art, and my cat. My favorite fact to share about myself is that I used to hide meatballs in my friend’s pockets at lunch so I could go play outside. I wish all those meatballs could find their way back to me someday.

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