Leviathan
Leviathan (Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, "twisted, coiled"), is a monster mentioned in the Bible. In Satanism Leviathan is believed to be one of the princes of Hell. The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In classical literature (such as the novel Moby-Dick) it refers to great whales, and in Modern Hebrew, it means simply "whale."Although many refer to the book Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes which is one of the most compelling and most controversial works of political philosophy written in English .Leviathan is mostly known as :
- a very large aquatic creature, especially a whale:
- "the great leviathans of the deep"
- a thing that is very large or powerful, especially an organization or vehicle:
- "it's a challenge to navigate a wheeled leviathan in rush-hour traffic"
- an autocratic monarch or state: "we must tame the state Leviathan"
Leviathan Media
Babylon's world map. The belt shows the salt sea serpent Tiamat surrounding the earth. The triangles indicate mountains at the edge of the world, including the Ararat near the island of Dilmun, where the babylonian Noah was stranded. Cf. epic Gilgamesh.
Leviathan (1983), a painting by Michael Sgan-Cohen, the Israel Museum Collection, Jerusalem
Antichrist on Leviathan, Liber floridus, 1120
The Sigil of Baphomet, which features the Hebrew name for Leviathan, לויתן
Hellmouth in the fresco Last Judgment, by Giacomo Rossignolo, c. 1555
