Interesting Facts

• Armaros is listed among the principal leaders of the two hundred angels who descended to Earth.
• He participated in the oath taken by the two hundred angels on Mount Hermon.
• Armaros is specifically credited with teaching “the resolving of enchantments” to humankind.
• The name appears as “Armaros” in one listing of the leaders and as “Armârôs” in another, indicating a possible variant of the name.

Genealogy

• Armaros is identified as one of the “angels who descended to the earth“.
• He was part of the group of two hundred angels who were led by Semjaza.
• The provided sources do not offer any further details about Armaros’s ancestry, birth, marital connections, or any offspring he might have had with human women. His origin is implied to be within the heavenly realm as one of the Watchers.

Historical Context

The actions of Armaros took place during the time when “men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them“. This era is placed in the “days of Jared“. It was a period characterized by the transgression of celestial boundaries, as the “sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose“. The descent onto Mount Hermon and the subsequent oath signified a collective decision to defy divine order. The introduction of forbidden knowledge, such as the resolving of enchantments by Armaros, contributed to the growing godlessness and corruption that marked this pre-diluvian age. The union between the Watchers and human women resulted in the birth of giants, and the earth became filled with violence and lawlessness, eventually leading to divine judgment.

Narrative

Armaros’s role in the narrative is primarily defined by his participation in the initial descent and the specific knowledge he imparted to humanity. As one of the listed leaders, he was part of the collective that swore the oath on Mount Hermon, committing to the plan of cohabiting with human women. His unique contribution to the corruption of humankind was the teaching of “the resolving of enchantments“. While the sources do not elaborate on the specifics of these enchantments or the methods of resolving them that Armaros taught, this knowledge likely further disrupted the natural order and potentially empowered illicit practices. The dissemination of such secret wisdom by Armaros and his fellow Watchers is presented as a direct cause of the increasing wickedness on Earth. Although Armaros does not have a prominent individual narrative arc within the provided excerpts, his actions as a teacher of forbidden arts place him among the key figures responsible for the moral degradation of the pre-flood world, contributing to the conditions that necessitated divine intervention and the subsequent judgment against the Watchers.