In this cosmogony, the heavenly creation takes 4 periods. The grass grows by light before the sun had appeared through the misty atmosphere, and the fishes come after the land and herbs, at the same period with fowls. Our actual geology does not confirm this last fact; but a proper explanation of the biblic words would confirm the truth.(6) Many still consider AISH intellectual man as the human race, previous to _Adam_, father of the Adamites; but the concurrent proofs are very slender: nor is their posterity known; unless _Nahash_ or the snakes, _Elohim_ or the sons of God, the _Rephains_ or giants, and the _Nephilim_ or apostates, be considered as such. Indications of races of men different from the Adamites may be collected both in the Bible, and in all the ancient annals of China, India, Iran, &c.; but no positive connected account has ever been made out as yet. The _Nahash_, _Hareth_ or _Satan_ of the Bible, is identic with the _Nagas_ (snakes) of the Hindus, the _Zabul_ and _Dives_, (devils) of Iran, evidently men, and foes of the Adamites: they are also the U-long or antidiluvian dragons of China. In America the satanic notions will be seen in the respective account of religions. They often assume in this hemisphere the appearance of volcanic ideas, or of a vampire malignant being. But the nations of the Linapi group connect the ideas of devils, snakes and foes, all called _Ako_ or _N’akho_ very similar with _Nahash_ and _Nagas_. They assert that they were created by the Evil Spirit, were always foes of real men; that they caused the flood, and went afterwards to America before the Strait of Behring was formed.—_See_ Linapi Traditions. The ALEIM, _Elohim_ or _Egregori_ or angels of the Hebrew were instead sons of God, and Moses ascribes to them the creation of the earth; while Job ascribes it to _Eloah_, the real God. Herder has said that we shall never understand well the mosaic history, until we ascertain who were these _Elohim_ and _Cherubim_(7) dwelling on earth. My dissertation on anti-diluvian history may perhaps help to clear the matter; meantime it may be stated that they appear to be the HO-LO of anti-diluvian Chinese history, or LO-LO of their post-diluvian annals. Perhaps also the celestial emperors beginning the history of China: the _Alorus_ first dynasty of Assyria before the flood: the _Ang_-ELOS and P’EL of the Pelagians. Also the H’ELLO (old men) of the Egyptians, the PELEI (old men or ancestors) of the ancient Illyrians, the LAHI or ancient Thibetans.