Talk:Sirens (Mythology)/@comment-99.203.212.40-20200625042922

The book of Enoch was rejected by the early Church, but ancient Jews held it to be true. Enoch himself, of course, appears in the Bible. The book tells of 200 rebellious angels, led by Semjaza. They mated with women, and produced Nephilim, who were monstrous, evil giants. These, in turn, mated with animals, and produced such creatures as centaurs and mermaids. Noah’s flood was sent by God to exterminate these unplanned creatures, though the latter, being sea-dwellers, may have survived.