The Greek gods, the men of renown, Achilles was a nephilim, Zeus was Satan, Poseidon was the king of Tyre...
Mythology is the story of the devils calling themselves gods. Their sons and daughters were 'super humans'. Some of them were 1/2 human 1/2 animals.
Iliad and Odyssey are two major epics of ancient Greek literature attributed to Homer.
"Citing the Book of Revelation 2:12-13 in the Christian Bible, many scholars have argued that the Pergamon Altar is the "Seat of Satan" mentioned by John the Apostle in his letter to the church at Pergamon." (Wikipedia)
I have to say that I am surprised to see Wikipedia mention the text of Revelation. I long understood that the seat of Satan (aka Zeus), was in Greece at a time when the Greek Empire under Alexander the Great, expended it's conquest. This Empire was later called the Seleucid Empire, the same Empire that conquered the Holy Land. Daniel the prophet was warned of the coming of the 'prince of Greece' (aka Satan).
Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia.
20 Then he said, “Do you know why I have come to you? And now I must return to fight with the prince of Persia; and when I have gone forth, indeed the prince of Greece will come.
The Greeks persecuted the Jews until the Romans took over, before the birth of Jesus.
For the most part when we read the term prince in the Bible, it eludes to a principality, a force of darkness, not flesh and blood.
If the Altar of Zeus in Pergamos and the prince of Greece (Satan) are related, more than likely the men of renown are keen to the Greek gods and their progenies the nephilim. Genesis speaks of giants and of men of renown.
NKJV Genesis 6:4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
ESV Genesis 6:4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown.
As we can see, depending on the english translation, Genesis 6 says 'giants' or 'nephilim'.
What do other books say about this?
Jubilees 7:21 For owing to these three things came the flood upon the earth, namely, owing to the fornication wherein the Watchers against the Torah of their ordinances went a whoring after the daughters of men, and took themselves wives of all which they chose: and they made the beginning of uncleanness.
22 And they begat sons the Naphidim, and they were all unlike, and they devoured one another: and the Giants slew the Naphil, and the Naphil slew the Eljo, and the Eljo mankind, and one man another.
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So, there you have it from Jubilees 7. Nephilim is the term describing the 3 types of progenies of the Watchers (also called fallen angels or sons of God).
Not all nephilim were giants or should I say are giants.😉
I consider Jubilees to be Scripture, as did the Jews of Jerusalem before Jesus. They had scrolls of Jubilees; Enoch; and Jasher.
The Ethiopian Orthodox Old testament includes the books of Jubilees and Enoch.
How did Moses get the story of Genesis? He was given the book of Jubilees.
The book of Jubilees and the Bible both attest to Enoch. The Bible quotes both Enoch and Jasher.
What book was 1st? To my understanding and intuition: Enoch; Jubilees; Job; Genesis. As far as Jasher is concerned, I have no idea when it was written, except that it is 1st mentioned in 2 Samuel 1.
Why 21 Devils?
First there is Satan, the Boss of this world.
200 angels made an oath to defy God. That's in the book of Enoch.
Then came the Flood and Noah's plee to God about their neferious influence.
But Satan interfered and asked to keep some of them under his supervision. At that time Satan still had an audience with God (see book of Job).
God allowed 1/10 of them to remain unbound.
Them came the tower of Babel. And God scattered the people and confused their language, as they all spoke the same language at the time of the constrution of the tower.
God scattered the people by families, and set their borders according to the sons of God. Hence the fallen angels became rulers of the various nations.
In the eyes of many, they were gods, and depending on the nations, some put them on a pedestal and worshiped them, them and their progenies.
Other nations did still worship The Creator. We have proof that the Chinese worshipped The Creator, at least until Satan brought forth other religions.
Satan has viewed himself as the god of this world, and still does today. He went as far offering 'his kingdom' to Jesus whom he did not reconize as the Christ, the Son of Man, the Elect One, the Alpha and the Omega. Satan does fear the return of Jesus the Christ, as he knows what will happen.
Enoch 7:2. And when the angels, the sons of heaven, beheld them, they became enamoured of them, saying to each other. Come, let us select for ourselves wives from the progeny of men, and let us beget children.
3. Then their leader Samyaza said to them ; I fear that you may perhaps be indisposed to the performance of this enterprise ;
4. And that I alone shall suffer for so grievous a crime.
5. But they answered him and said ; We all swear
6. And bind ourselves by mutual execrations, that we will not change our intention, but execute our projected undertaking.
7. Then they swore all together, and all bound themselves by mutual execrations. Their whole number was two hundred, who descended upon Ardis, which is the top of mount Armon.
8. That mountain therefore was called Armon, because they had sworn upon it, and bound themselves by mutual execrations.
JUBILEES 10:5 And You know how Your Watchers, the fathers of these spirits, acted in my day: and as for these spirits which are living, imprison them and hold them fast in the place of condemnation, and let them not bring destruction on the sons of your servant, my Sovereign Ruler; for these are malignant, and created in order to destroy.
6 And let them not rule over the spirits of the living; for You alone can exercise dominion over them. And let them not have power over the sons of the righteous from henceforth and forevermore.'
7 And YAHWEH our Sovereign Ruler bade us to bind all.
8 And the chief of the spirits, Mastema, came and said: 'YAHWEH, Creator, let some of them remain before me, and let them listen to my voice, and do all that I shall say unto them; for if some of them are not left to me, I shall not be able to execute the power of my will on the sons of men; for these are for corruption and leading astray before my judgment, for great is the wickedness of the sons of men.'
9 And He said: Let the tenth part of them remain before him, and let nine parts descend into the place of condemnation.'
10 And one of us He commanded that we should teach Noah all their medicines; for He knew that they would not walk in uprightness, nor strive in righteousness.
11 And we did according to all His words: all the malignant evil ones we bound in the place of condemnation and a tenth part of them we left that they might be subject before Satan on the earth.
ESV Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the years of many generations; ask your father, and he will show you, your elders, and they will tell you.
8 When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.
Job 1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them.
7 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
9 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
11 But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”
12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person.”
Matthew 4:8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.
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