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  1. In Jewish mythology, the name Leviathan can refer to a variety of monstrous creatures, including a primordial sea serpent, a dragon, a snake, a crocodile, or a whalelike animal. It likely developed from pre-biblical Middle Eastern mythology, especially that of the sea monster in the Ugaritic myth of Baal.
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    The Leviathan is a Biblical sea monster, a mythical creature referred to in sections of the Old Testament, and while a popular metaphor in both Judaism and Christianity, the creature nonetheless is viewed differently in each religion.
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    Mythical Attributes: Often described as a sea serpent or dragon, the Leviathan is a creature of immense power and terror. Role in Mythos: In various traditions, the Leviathan serves as a representation of chaos and evil, sometimes seen as a creature to be defeated at the end of times.
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    Leviathan - Wikipedia

    The Leviathan is a sea serpent demon noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the pseudepigraphical Book of Enoch. The Leviathan is often an embodiment of chaos, threatening to eat the damned when … See more

    Gesenius (among others) argued the name לִוְיָתָן was derived from the root לוה lwh "to twine; to join", with an adjectival suffix ן-, for a literal … See more

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    Later Jewish sources describe Leviathan as a dragon who lives over the sources of the Deep and who, along with the male land-monster Behemoth, will be served up to the righteous at … See more

    Leviathan can also be used as an image of the devil, endangering both God's creatures—by attempting to eat them—and God's … See more

    Anton LaVey in The Satanic Bible (1969) has Leviathan representing the element of Water and the direction of west, listing it as one of the Four Crown Princes of Hell. This association was inspired by the demonic hierarchy from The Book of the Sacred Magic of … See more

    The word Leviathan has come to refer to any sea monster, and from the early 17th century has also been used to refer to overwhelmingly powerful people or things, comparable to Behemoth, also a biblical term as noted by Hobbes' book (1651).
    As a term for sea … See more

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    The Leviathan specifically is mentioned six times in the Tanakh.
    Job 41:1–34 is dedicated to describing him in detail: … See more

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    The Church Father Origen accused a Gnostic sect of venerating the biblical serpent of the Garden of Eden. Therefore, he calls them Ophites, naming after the serpent they are … See more

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  3. Leviathan - Description, History and Stories

    Sep 29, 2018 · Leviathan is a fearsome primordial creature that ruled over the seas and was one of Yahweh's original creations. Learn about its origins, history, stories, and special abilities in this article.

  4. Leviathan | Sea Monster, Biblical Beast & Biblical Sea …

    Jul 20, 1998 · Leviathan is a name for various monstrous creatures in Jewish mythology, derived from pre-biblical Middle Eastern myth. It appears in …

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  6. Leviathan - New World Encyclopedia

    The Leviathan is a Biblical sea monster, a mythical creature referred to in sections of the Old Testament, and while a popular metaphor in both Judaism and Christianity, the creature nonetheless is viewed differently in each religion.

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  8. Leviathan: Giant Sea Monsters of Myth and Legend, …

    Learn about the Leviathan, a primordial sea serpent from Jewish mythology, and its biblical description and role in the end times. Find out how it differs from other mythical creatures and why it is so fearsome and invincible.

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  11. Leviathan - Mythical sea beast | mythicalcreatures.info

    Learn about Leviathan, a legendary sea monster from Christian and other myths, with origins, attributes, and adaptations. Discover how Leviathan was created, defeated, and connected to other cultures and creatures.