I'd like to know what these Watchers and sons of Watchers, the Nephilim actually were. From a Christian perspective, they're the angels, fallen angels and the daughters of men, respectively.

But, in the Book of Giants, it says: "But God, in each epoch, sends apostles: Šīt[īl, Zarathushtra,] Buddha, Christ, . . .."

I'm quite curious about the mention of Zarathustra and Buddha in this Book of Giants. I understand this particular verse is based on a Manichaeist version which was believed to be translated from an Aramaic copy in the early 200's AD, so perhaps these names were added after by Mani (the founder of Manichaeism).

Either way, it's a curious addition to a work that describes the 200 fallen angels and Enoch's intercession.

It makes me wonder if there is a singular narrative among all the 'old' religions like those of Sumeria, Zoroastrianism, and Babylonian.

I read recently that the story of Moses has no supporting evidence that it ever took place in Egypt, and instead actually occurred in Canaan. This would place the roots of Judaism squarely with the Canaanites, who called the early Hebrews 'ilhm which means Elohim, which means children of El, or El Shaddai... [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)]

It seems to me there is a single thread that begins in Sumeria with the Annunaki and runs straight through all proceeding religions. Even some names are similar. Enlil might equate El, for instance. Or, what about the possibility that Noah's son Shem, is the same person/being as Shemyazaz of the fallen angels??

Anyway, I'd like to hear others' thoughts about the possibility that there might have been a single pantheon of god-like beings (nephilim, watchters), who founded and ruled cities, and who became known by different names as time progressed.. Enoch, Noah, etc. possibly even being among them.