1897. And popular beliefs: Tehom and Tiamat, Hades and Satan. A comparative study of Genesis I, 2. Contents: Babylonian cradle land; Tehom and Tiamat; creation; primeval chaos; conflict between Tiamat and Merodach; serpent; dragons of the bible; the sea, a rebellious power; watery Hades, Tartaros; the deep as hell; punishment of the rebel host; the abyss; deserts as the haunts of devils; Euphrates as a spirit river.