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

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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

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The Myth of Prometheus

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Kronos

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.

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Rhea

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

The War of the Titans

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.

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

Orpheus

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

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Abraham Matias

Abraham Matias

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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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Abraham Matias

Abraham Matias

Author, Community member

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.

Violeta Draseikaitė

Violeta Draseikaitė

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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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Violeta Draseikaitė

Violeta Draseikaitė

Moderator, BoredPanda staff

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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Aragorn II Elessar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heracles killed Prometheus’ eagle in exchange for information, later, and Rhea gave Kronos a rock instead of Zeus to eat.

Dana
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am literally typing this in my Myth class tight now! Awesome!

Natasha
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a Greek mythology enthusiast too... Can you please narrate the story of Sisyphus, the guy who tried to trick death? I'd appreciate it 😌

troufaki13
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are awesome! And as a Greek, thank you for liking our mythology :)

Enbear
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are so well done, I've never seen art done like this. Awesome job!

Justyna Neko
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing! And it looks like a lot of work. But the end result is just awesome :)

Kateryna
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this art style! It's so cool with all the lighting.

CrEaTiVe_duck
Community Member
3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing!!! it is absolutely beautiful and ITS GREEK MYTHOLOGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I'manoob!
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how in the top right corner of the image when pandora releases the stuff inside the jar, it said, "COVID-19"😆 Anyway, excellent work!

Jamziee
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lads thee are awesome! Kinda reminds me of the lore olympus art style, in a way!

Claire Armstrong
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you are interested in Greek Mythology I highly recommend giving Stephen Fry's series of books on Greek Mythology a try. They are fantastic! I'm re-reading them for the 3rd time as I just got the 3rd and final book in the series a short time ago and I like reading them all one after the other lol! But, seriously, they are absolutely amazing books, I highly, highly recommend them. Only thing I'm not overly keen on is the paintings done over time representing the myths. Most of them are Renaissance era and I would love to see them done in more modern styles lol! My head is exploding with ideas about them but, unfortunately, I'm not good enough at art to draw them lol!

Pearl Of the SeaWing RainWings
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While there were elements missing from the stories, I still think that they gout down the general points. And the images in general were breathtaking!

Aragorn II Elessar
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heracles killed Prometheus’ eagle in exchange for information, later, and Rhea gave Kronos a rock instead of Zeus to eat.

Dana
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am literally typing this in my Myth class tight now! Awesome!

Natasha
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a Greek mythology enthusiast too... Can you please narrate the story of Sisyphus, the guy who tried to trick death? I'd appreciate it 😌

troufaki13
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are awesome! And as a Greek, thank you for liking our mythology :)

Enbear
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

These are so well done, I've never seen art done like this. Awesome job!

Justyna Neko
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing! And it looks like a lot of work. But the end result is just awesome :)

Kateryna
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love this art style! It's so cool with all the lighting.

CrEaTiVe_duck
Community Member
3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is amazing!!! it is absolutely beautiful and ITS GREEK MYTHOLOGYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

I'manoob!
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love how in the top right corner of the image when pandora releases the stuff inside the jar, it said, "COVID-19"😆 Anyway, excellent work!

Jamziee
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lads thee are awesome! Kinda reminds me of the lore olympus art style, in a way!

Claire Armstrong
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you are interested in Greek Mythology I highly recommend giving Stephen Fry's series of books on Greek Mythology a try. They are fantastic! I'm re-reading them for the 3rd time as I just got the 3rd and final book in the series a short time ago and I like reading them all one after the other lol! But, seriously, they are absolutely amazing books, I highly, highly recommend them. Only thing I'm not overly keen on is the paintings done over time representing the myths. Most of them are Renaissance era and I would love to see them done in more modern styles lol! My head is exploding with ideas about them but, unfortunately, I'm not good enough at art to draw them lol!

Pearl Of the SeaWing RainWings
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

While there were elements missing from the stories, I still think that they gout down the general points. And the images in general were breathtaking!

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