HERO OF BABYLON

When the high-born Nippur returns to Babylon following a long stay in Persia, he rescues slave-girl Tamira from the soldiers of the evil usurper, Balthazar. Nippur then pays a courtesy visit to Balthazar's court where he meets the high-priestess Ura who has ambitions to become queen and who casts a lustful eye on this new visitor.

Later, shocked by the cruelty of Balthazar's reign and influenced by a group of rebels, Nippur interrupts a fiery sacrifice of virgins. Forced to flee Babylon, Nippur—wounded by an arrow in the back—is restored to health by the forces of the Persian king, Cyrus, who are marching toward Babylon. Nippur slips back into Babylon where he is captured and chained to a wall inside a dungeon.

Using his great strength, Nippur breaks free, rescues Tamira before she can be sacrificed, and engages Balthazar in a sword fight to-the-death. The Persian army now arrives and Cyrus, before returning home, sees to it that Nippur sits on the throne of Babylon with the faithful Tamira by his side.

Nippur breaks free from captivity, defeats Balthazar in a sword fight, rescues Tamira, and is restored to power in Babylon, with Persian support.

The ending resolves the struggle against tyranny with Nippur’s triumph over Balthazar, symbolizing the victory of rightful leadership and the end of oppressive rule. Tamira's rescue and Nippur's ascension to the throne signal new hope for Babylon, while the Persian intervention reinforces the theme of alliance and justice prevailing against cruelty.