{"product_id":"first-there-was-chaos-joel-priddy-9781941250525","title":"First There Was Chaos: Hesiod's Story of Creation","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreek myth has inspired stories and art for millennia. And yet some stories and characters remain unfamiliar. \u003cem\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e explores the formless, primordial, and extraordinary forces that preceded the Olympian gods. These tales of Creation illustrate the creative process, giving cosmic form to the universal struggles of all creators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFraming the narrative is the story of a poet struggling with his act of Creation, hoping to transform nothingness into beauty. His struggles parallel the tales of primordial beings, from the ambitions of formless Chaos to the birth of the first Olympian, Aphrodite.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on Hesiod's \u003cem\u003eTheogony\u003c\/em\u003e and other classic sources, \u003cem\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e synthesizes fragmentary myths into a compelling narrative accessible to a contemporary audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Priddy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941250521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941250525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/03\/2022","brand":"Joel Priddy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074303684863,"sku":"9781941250525","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2f61501b-b154-4fb0-8b95-dbb962f8e9b1.jpg?v=1685452976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/first-there-was-chaos-joel-priddy-9781941250525","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}