NIMROD, great-grandson of Noah, and his wife, SEMIRAMIS, founded cities in ancient Shinar and Assyria, including BABEL and NINEVAH. Genesis 10:8-9. They may have begun the construction of the Tower of Babel. The intriguing similarity between PYRAMIDS, especially ZIGGURATS ("STEP PYRAMIDS,") in the Near East, Egypt, Asia, and the Western Hemisphere. NIMROD "was the first on the earth to be a mighty man." The "MOUNTAIN of NIMROD" in Turkey. Semiramis declares herself RHEA, meaning Mother of the Gods. MOTHER GODDESS RELIGIONS are followed by a third of today's world population, including some churches, particularly the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. MARIOLOGY. BEALTI-MEA DOMINA-MADONNA. Early appearances in the world of "THE GREAT HARLOT" of Revelation. BAAL. BACUS. CHALDEAN MYSTERIES. PAGAN PRIESTS. 11 images and maps.