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The Leviathan ( / lɪˈvaɪ.əθən / liv-EYE-ə-thən; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, romanized : Līvyāṯān; Greek: Λεβιάθαν) 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.
Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil, commonly referred to as Leviathan, is a book written by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679) and published in 1651 (revised Latin edition 1668). [1] [5] [6] Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan. The work concerns the structure of society and legitimate ...
The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth 's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180° ). [3] This means that the lunar hemisphere facing Earth—the near side —is completely sunlit and appears as an ...
Leviathan is the name of a 2009 novel by Scott Westerfeld about an alternate history in World War I. Leviathan is the name of a Soviet-based terrorist organization in Marvel Comics. Mike Carey 's ongoing comic The Unwritten features Leviathan as a central character/force of nature that lies at the heart of the plot.
Livyatan is an extinct genus of macroraptorial sperm whale containing one known species: L. melvillei. The genus name was inspired by the biblical sea monster Leviathan, and the species name by Herman Melville, the author of the famous novel Moby-Dick about a white bull sperm whale. Herman Melville often referred to whales as "Leviathans" in ...
Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and Leviathan (under sea). From an illuminated manuscript, 13th century AD. Behemoth (/ b ɪ ˈ h iː m ə θ, ˈ b iː ə-/; Hebrew: בְּהֵמוֹת, bəhēmōṯ) is a beast from the biblical Book of Job, and is a form of the primeval chaos-monster created by God at the beginning of creation; he is paired with the other chaos-monster ...
Leviathan is a fictional criminal organization in DC Comics, later revealed to be a schism of the League of Assassins under the leadership of Talia al Ghul, the daughter of Ra's al Ghul. [ 1 ] The organization appears in a different form in the fourth season finale and fifth season of Supergirl .
Leviathan (/ l ɪ ˈ v aɪ. ə θ ən / liv-EYE-ə-thən) is a steel roller coaster located at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.Located in the Medieval Faire section of the park, the Hyper Coaster model from Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard is the first roller coaster manufactured by the company to exceed a height of 91.5 metres (300 ft), putting it in a class of roller coasters ...