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