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A creature mostly animal in appearance but possessing some human features. Relief on a black obelisk dedicated to the Assyrian king Salamasar III (British Museum).
An Egyptian historian named Manethos chronicled these times and wrote extensively on the legends of his country. He describes just such half-human, half-animal creatures and credits the gods with their creation. He wrote:
“And they [the gods] were said to have brought forth double-winged human beings, also others with four wings and two faces; and with one body and two heads, man and woman, male and female within one creature; still other human beings had thighs of goats and horns upon their heads; others had the feet of horses; others were horses behind and men in front; there were also said to have been man-headed bulls and four-bodied dogs, whose tails emerged like fish-tails from their backs; also horses with heads of dogs . . . and other monsters, such as all kinds of dragon-like beings . . . and a great number of wondrous creatures, variously formed and all different from one another, whose images they ranged one beside the other in the Temple of Belos, and preserved.”
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Could all these be just myth or is there more to this than meets the eye? Many of these reliefs depict similar strange creatures, yet they are found in different regions such as Greece, Assyria, Italy and Egypt. Let us again look at the verse in Jude, this time taken from the King James Version. Speaking of these fallen angels and the activities of the people in Sodom and Gomorrah and those prior to the Flood, we read:
. . . in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh . . .
The word “
strange
” here is
heteros
in the Greek, which means “
another of a different kind, usually denoting generic distinction.”
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By the way, the word “
fornication
” here is
ekporneuo,
which is the intensive form of
porneuo
, from which we derive our English word “pornography.” So intensive, extreme pornography is what they were involved in. The sin of these people was an unnatural one, breaking through the natural bounds which Yaweh had set. Could this mean cross-breeding between man and animals, or humans breeding with birds etc?
In reading Genesis six one is struck by the way Yaweh pronounces judgment not only against mankind, but against the animals and other creatures as well. Observe:
“I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the Earth, men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground and birds of the air . . .”
One can understand why such a judgment is passed upon human beings, for they have minds and can reason. But why destroy the poor dumb animals, who are blameless? Or is there more to this? Let us consider a passage from the Book of Romans.
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
For although they knew (Greek:
ginosko: to know by experience
) God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for degrading of their bodies with one another.
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshipped and served created things rather than the creator.
Romans 1: 20-25
The context of this verse is the “
creation of the world
.” Well, the only ones who have been around since the creation of the world are the “sons of God,” who “shouted for joy,” and the “morning stars,” who sang together when Yaweh laid the foundations of the world. Next, we are told that they knew God. This word in the Greek is
ginosko
, meaning to know by (personal) experience.
Furthermore, we are told that these “people” changed the glory of the immortal God to images made to look like – wait for it –
mortal man, birds, animals and reptiles
! This is the exact same phrase we just read in Genesis six, where Yaweh is quoted as saying that he would destroy
men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air!
Could it be that this passage is referring to the fallen angels of the time of Noah and to their immoral and indecent behaviour? Not only were they morally depraved, but they interfered genetically with animals and birds and reptiles and changed them into objects of worship. Is this why so many of the reliefs, pictures and hieroglyphs depict animals, birds and reptiles as being half-human, half-animal? I cannot categorically state that this is exactly how it was. I am presenting the evidence as I find it and I encourage readers to reach their own conclusions. If this was the case, it would be highly understandable that Yaweh would pronounce judgment against the
Nephilim
and their offspring and mankind in general by way of the Flood. Furthermore, we can understand why it was necessary to imprison the fallen angels who perpetrated these heinous sins, and to contain them in
Tartarus
, awaiting a day of judgment.
 
Now let us address the other great question posed at the beginning of this chapter. Who exactly were those “
mighty men of old, who were renowned and got the name of heroes?
”
Many scientists, historians and academics now believe that much of what is called “mythology” has its basis and foundation in facts. The writings we have from Greek and Roman mythology as well as the extensive texts from Egypt, as in the “Book of the Dead,” and the Babylonian “Creation Tablets” and other cosmogonies, provide us with reliable records.
Do any of these writings describe a situation where the gods came down from heaven, took women as wives and produced sons and daughters who were to reign in their stead? Of course they do. In fact, all the legends and memories of these mythologies were no mere invention of the human brain. Most of these stories and traditions grew and evolved from the real doings of these “
mighty men of renown
,
the heroes of old
” of Genesis six. Furthermore, all these stories and legends, from Greek, Roman and Egyptian mythology and, indeed, Vishnu and others, are corrupt versions of primitive truths which have been distorted as they passed from generation to generation, the memory of the original meaning being gradually lost as they did so.
Can we name any of these “gods” or “heroes” and do we know anything of their origin? Insofar as there is information at our disposal, we have a surfeit of details. Let us begin with the gods of Greece, who are the same entities as appear very often in Roman history. Please note in their various names the association with celestial and astronomical bodies, considering at the same time the background of the original “morning star” and the other “stars of God.”
The major Olympians (for such is the name given to the ancient gods) are very often the same entities but with differing names in Greek and Roman legend. They are as follows:
Apollo (
star
)
Ares (Aries:
star
)
Dionysus
Hades
Hermes
Poseidon (Neptune:
planet
)
Oedipus
Zeus
Jupiter (
planet
)
Atlas
Charon
Cronos
Deucalion
Heracles (
star
)
Icarus
Vulcan
Mars (
planet
)
Orion (
star
)
Pegasus (
star
)
Centaurus (
star
)
Aphrodite
Artemis
Athena
Demeter
Hera
Janus
Juno
Jason
Prometheus
Romulus
Remus
Saturn (
planet)
Selene
Eos
Uranus (
planet)
Pluto (
planet)
Mercury (
planet)
Orpheus
Perseus (
star)
Andromeda (
star)
There are many more gods and I shall not delve into the stories which detail their adventures.
Mount Olympus was the ancient site where many of the gods lived. The most ancient of these gods are known as Titans, who were reputed to be the children of heaven and earth. These are defined as a race of gigantic primeval gods who were of great physical and mental strength.
Apollo was the son of Zeus and Leto, who was a daughter of the Titans, her parents being Phoebe and Coeus. Apollo was the god of medicine, music and prophecy and Delphi in Greece is the site of his shrine and oracle.
There was a city of Macedonia called Apollonia, meaning “Place of Apollo,” which is situated about 35 miles from Thessaloniki. Interestingly, there is a passage in the Book of Revelation describing a “star” (angel) having the key to the “bottomless pit.” On opening this pit, a great cloud of “locusts” of fearful appearance ascended. Then we are told that these locusts have a king reigning over them whose name in the Hebrew is Abaddon and, in the Greek, Apollyon. Could this be one of the original
Nephilim
, thrust down into
Tartarus
for causing the heinous crimes which precipitated the Flood? We shall return to this later. Incidentally, the meaning of both Abaddon and Apollyon is “Destroyer.”
Paneas is another site which still exists. It was later called Caesarea, but in ancient times it was a shrine to the god Pan. This god was half-human, having the legs and horns of a goat, and he spent his time pursuing and fornicating with women (nymphs). Often his drunken orgies would turn into bloodshed, as he was prone to suddenly become violent. Thus we get the word “panic” from this particular demi-god. This sanctuary to Pan was also called Baalgad and it is close to Mount Hermon on the border of Lebanon and Syria where, according to the Book of Enoch, the original fallen angels landed after descending from heaven.
Huge palaces were constructed in the era of these gods at many sites around the then known world and the descendants of the people of these regions believed that these had been built by the Cyclopes, a race of giants known as Cyclopeans. Some of the earliest fortifications are said to have been built by Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae. These Cyclopes were sons to Uranus and Gaia: Brontes (meaning thunderer), Steropes (lightener) and Arges (bright). These savage one-eyed monsters were identified with the island of the cyclops (Sicily).
As was mentioned earlier, historians and scientists now admit that many legends and so-called mythologies have their basis in ancient truths. We have learned from Genesis that the whole world was filled with violence and immorality and that
“every inclination of the thoughts of his (man's) heart was only evil all the time”
(Genesis 6:5
).
Based on the evidence of the impressive temples and other advanced buildings of these ancient times, and considering the many written accounts of the identity of the gods and their exploits, it takes only a small step to identify these people with the
Nephilim
of Genesis six. For in the Greek and Roman legends we have the gods coming down to Earth, taking mortal women as wives, and bearing many children who were demi-gods, half-human, half-divine. Even if only some of the stories about these gods and their offspring are true, then we have a most bloodthirsty lot. For throughout the legends concerning these people we have debauchery, infanticide, matricide, patricide, rape, murder, adultery, incest, treachery and even cannibalism. You name it, they did it. This fits in exactly with the Genesis record, which tells us that the entire world was filled with violence.
Human sacrifice was a significant feature of these times both before and after the Flood of Noah. One god was called Moloch. His image was of a creature who had a fire burning in his lap as he sat upright with hands extended (see
Figure 8
). Young babies and infants were burned in this fire to appease the god and ensure grace and favour. Grossly immoral behaviour, including bestiality, drunkenness and orgies, was normal and, as with any such liberal behaviour, murder and violence followed. If we take these primeval stories at their face value, they fit right in with the picture painted in Genesis six, where the
Nephilim
reigned:

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