Priestcraft and Pessimism--An Aryan Tetzel and his Luther--Brahman Frogs--Evolution of the Sacerdotal Saint--Viswámitra the Accuser of Virtue--The Tamil Passion-Play 'Harischandra'--Ordeal of Goblins--The Martyr of Truth--Virtue triumphant over ceremonial 'Merits'--Harischandra and Job Chapter V. Elohim and Jehovah. Deified power--Giants and Jehovah--Jehovah's manifesto--The various Elohim--Two Jehovahs and two Tables--Contradictions--Detachment of the Elohim from Jehovah Chapter VI. The Consuming Fire. The Shekinah--Jewish idols--Attributes of the fiery and cruel Elohim compared with those of the Devil--The powers of evil combined under a head--Continuity--The consuming fire spiritualised Chapter VII. Paradise and the Serpent. Herakles and Athena in a holy picture--Human significance of Eden--The legend in Genesis puzzling--Silence of later books concerning it--Its Vedic elements--Its explanation--Episode of the Mahábhárata--Scandinavian variant--The name of Adam--The story re-read--Rabbinical interpretations Chapter VIII. Eve. The Fall of Man--Fall of gods--Giants--Prajápati and Ráhu--Woman and Star-Serpent in Persia--Meschia and Meschiane--Bráhman legends of the creation of Man--The strength of Woman--Elohist and Jehovist creations of Man--The Forbidden Fruit--Eve reappears as Sara--Abraham surrenders his wife to Jehovah--The idea not sensual--Abraham's circumcision--The evil name of Woman--Noah's wife--The temptation of Abraham--Rabbinical legends concerning Eve--Pandora--Sentiment of the Myth of Eve Chapter IX. Lilith. Madonnas--Adam's first wife--Her flight and doom--Creation of Devils--Lilith marries Samaël--Tree of Life--Lilith's part in the Temptation--Her locks--Lamia--Bodeima--Meschia and Meschiane--Amazons--Maternity--Rib-theory of Woman--Káli and Durga--Captivity of Woman Chapter X. War in Heaven. The 'Other'--Tiamat, Bohu, 'the Deep'--Ra and Apophis--Hathors --Bel's combat--Revolt in Heaven--Lilith--Myth of the Devil at the creation of Light Chapter XI. War on Earth. The Abode of Devils--Ketef--Disorder--Talmudic legends--The restless Spirit--The Fall of Lucifer--Asteria, Hecate, Lilith--The Dragon's triumph--A Gipsy legend--Cædmon's Poem of the Rebellious Angels--Milton's version--The Puritans and Prince Rupert--Bel as ally of the Dragon--A 'Mystery' in Marionettes--European Hells Chapter XII. Strife. Hebrew God of War--Samaël--The father's blessing and curse-- Esau--Edom--Jacob and the Phantom--The planet Mars--Tradesman and Huntsman--'The Devil's Dream' Chapter XIII. Barbaric Aristocracy. Jacob, the 'Impostor'--The Barterer--Esau, the 'Warrior'--Barbarian Dukes--Trade and War--Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau--Their Ghosts--Legend of Iblis--Pagan Warriors of Europe--Russian Hierarchy of Hell Chapter XIV.