According to Armenian legendary tradition, Bel (Baal), a Titan-like giant, rose to power as a tyrannical leader in Babylonia, proclaiming himself both king and god. His ambition was to subjugate all peoples and lands under his dominion. Refusing to bow to Bel's authority, Hayk, the patriarch and forefather of the Armenian nation, gathered his extended family and followers-about 300 men with their households-and departed from Babylonia, journeying northward toward the land of Ararat. This region, located within the Armenian Highlands, held symbolic and ancestral significance for the Armenian people.