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 the end of time.
Friday, August 3, 2012
Leviathan
Leviathan, is a sea monster referred to in the Bible. In Demonology, the Leviathan is one of the seven princess of Hell and its gatekeeper. The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In literature it refers to great whales, and in Modern Hebrew, it means simply "whale."
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 the end of time.
Sea serpents feature prominently in the mythology of the Ancient Near East, attested as early as the 3rd millennium BCE in Sumerian conography depicting the myth of the god Ninurta overcoming the seven headed serpent. Examples of the storm god vs. sea serpent trope in the Ancient Near East can be seen with Ba'al vs. Yam (Canaanite), Marduk vs. Tiamt (Babylonian) and Atum vs. Nehebkau (Egyptian) among others, with attestations as early as the 2nd millennium as seen on Syrian seals.
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 the end of time.
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