Angels and Women (1924)

22 ANGELS AND WOMENgrand, strong and beautiful. These majesticbeings became enamored with the beautyof women and took to themselves manywives. A race of magnificent but frightfullydepraved creatures, giants in intellect andstature, were the products of these unnaturalmarriages, and they, with despoticruelty,aided their sires in the subversion of theworld. The story of the crimes and abominationswhich prevailed would be too shockingfor your ears. The worshipers of Godstruggled in vain to stem the tide of diabolicaliniquity. Those who resisted the imperious1 will of these Devas or the Darvandstheir children, were disabled or put to death."Satanas, the most powerful of the incarnateangels, established his court at Balonia,City of the Sun, where the learning andwealth of the world were concentrated.Upon this city he lavished his immense resources.Its glory was past description; itstowers, palaces, and battlements glittered1 See Appendix. Note 6.