Leviathan

This page is about the biblical creature. For the prehistoric whale, see Livyatan.

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"Destruction of Leviathan". 1865 engraving by Gustave Doré.

Leviathan (Hebrew: לִוְיָתָןcode: he is deprecated , "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."

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.

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  Leviathan (1983), a painting by Michael Sgan-Cohen, the Israel Museum Collection, Jerusalem

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  Antichrist on Leviathan, Liber floridus, 1120

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  The Sigil of Baphomet, which features the Hebrew name for Leviathan, לויתן

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  Hellmouth in the fresco Last Judgment, by Giacomo Rossignolo, c. 1555