There were giants on the earth in those days; and also after that
Various passages confirm the success in killing these creatures with the flood, however this passage here basically confirms that nothing stopped more of these creatures from being born after the flood.
I believe they were exterminated by humans. In Greek mythology, the Olympians destroyed the Titans. In Norse mythology the Aesir gods destroyed the Jotunn. Almost every culture has legends about Giants and in almost all of them they are enemies of humans.
Gen 6:4
Various passages confirm the success in killing these creatures with the flood, however this passage here basically confirms that nothing stopped more of these creatures from being born after the flood.
Good point. I wonder what happened were they aren't around today. Maybe it was a recessive gene?
I believe they were exterminated by humans. In Greek mythology, the Olympians destroyed the Titans. In Norse mythology the Aesir gods destroyed the Jotunn. Almost every culture has legends about Giants and in almost all of them they are enemies of humans.
What makes you think the Olympians (i.e. Zeus) were humans?