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Nimrod is actually a real Biblical person who tried to kill Abraham. He was the son of Kush but usurped power in Babylonia. He's responsible for the Tower of Babel. In the end, he was killed by Esau on the day Abraham died (Also the day Jacob bought the birthright. Lentil soup is a mourners food. Jacob made it for Isaac when he was sitting shiva for Abraham.).
You have to understand that real people often inspire mythology and that what pagans believe is NOT necessarily going to match up with the Bible. I've tried to explain this before. I do know that Nimrod is supposed to be a real person. It's possible that he was the one who began the basic pagan mythology.
The rabbis say that idolatry entered the World in the third generation of the World. Originally they worshipped G-d by honoring His creations. Eventually it became full fledged idolatry. I also read a book that states the pagans deified Noah after The Flood. It says Janus (January) is based on Noah.