{"product_id":"9781941250525","title":"First There Was Chaos","description":"Author: Joel Priddy\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781941250525\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Uncivilized Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Sep 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 222\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreek myth has inspired stories and art for millennia. And yet some stories and characters remain unfamiliar.\u003ci\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/i\u003eexplores 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\u0026amp;#x27;s\u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003eand other classic sources,\u003ci\u003eFirst There Was Chaos\u003c\/i\u003esynthesizes fragmentary myths into a compelling narrative accessible to a contemporary audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867108888734,"sku":"ADS-9781941250525","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781941250525.jpg?v=1779430163","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781941250525","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}