"... Part of our discussion in the preceding chapter exposed how biblical writers used terms for preternatural creatures to convey the idea of unholy ground—territory associated with evil spirits. Two of the most important passages in that regard were Isaiah 13:21–22 and Isaiah 34:14. The LXX translator used the plural of daimonion in both instances ... The choice of “sirens” (seirēnes) for Hebrew ʾōḥîm (“howling creatures”) in Isaiah 13:21 indicates that something other than the animal kingdom was in view to the translator. In Greek mythology, sirens were beings who lured sailors to their deaths with their beautiful singing. In their earliest depictions in Greek art, they are shown with a woman’s head and a bird’s wings and body ... What is meant by “donkey centaur” must remain speculative. In both passages (Isaiah 13:22; 34:14) this odd creature corresponds to ʾiyyîm. Again, the choice makes it evident that the writer did not have the normative animal world in view ..."