They’re called fallen angels and are based loosely on the Watchers we see in the Book of Enoch. To find out more about the Genesis Flood and the Book of Enoch, read the full column “Noah, Enoch, and the Flood: The Bible Meets Hollywood” by Ronald S. Hendel in the July/August 2014 issue of BAR. More @Wikipedia
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