Leviathan

sea monster referenced in the Tanakh
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Leviathan
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Leviathan

Summary

Leviathan is a mythological serpent[1]. Leviathan ranks in the top 3% of mythological_serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,411 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Leviathan's instance of is recorded as mythological serpent[3].
  • Leviathan's instance of is recorded as biblical character[4].
  • Leviathan's Commons category is recorded as Leviathan[5].
  • Leviathan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leviathan[6].
  • Leviathan's Commons gallery is recorded as Leviathan[7].
  • Leviathan's worshipped by is recorded as Jewish mythology[8].
  • Leviathan's worshipped by is recorded as Christian mythology[9].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[10].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[11].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • Leviathan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Leviathan's present in work is recorded as Book of Job[17].
  • Leviathan's present in work is recorded as Psalms[18].
  • Leviathan's present in work is recorded as Isaiah[19].
  • Leviathan's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/leviathan[20].
  • Leviathan's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://judaism.stackexchange.com/tags/leviathan[21].
  • Leviathan's manifestation of is recorded as Leviathan[22].
  • Leviathan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'לִװײָתָן'}[23].
  • Leviathan's different from is recorded as Leviathan[24].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mythological serpent[3] and biblical character[4].

Influence

Things named for Leviathan include Livyatan[25], a fossil taxon[26]; Leviathan[27], a film[28], directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev[29]; Leviathan of Parsonstown[30], a Newton telescope[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1845[33]; Livyatan melvillei[34], a fossil taxon[35]; and Suevoleviathan[36], a taxon[37].

Why It Matters

Leviathan ranks in the top 3% of mythological_serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,411 views/month).[2] Leviathan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Leviathan is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for Leviathan include Livyatan[25], a fossil taxon[26]; Leviathan[27], a film[28], directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev[29]; Leviathan of Parsonstown[30], a Newton telescope[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1845[33]; Livyatan melvillei[34], a fossil taxon[35]; and Suevoleviathan[36], a taxon[37].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of mythological serpent, biblical character
    Manifestation of Leviathan
    Instance of
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