Leviathan
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Summary
Leviathan is a mythological serpent[1]. Leviathan ranks in the top 3% of mythological serpent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,215 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: biblical character[3]
- Commons category: Leviathan[4]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leviathan[5]
- Commons gallery: Leviathan[6]
- Worshipped by: Jewish mythology[7], Christian mythology[8]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Otto's encyclopedia[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Present in work: Book of Job[15], Psalms[16], Isaiah[17]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/tags/leviathan[18], https://judaism.stackexchange.com/tags/leviathan[19]
- Manifestation of: Leviathan[20]
- Name in native language: לִװײָתָן[21]
- Different from: Leviathan[22]
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Influence
Things named for Leviathan include Leviathan[23], a film[24], directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev[25]; Livyatan[26], a fossil taxon[27]; Livyatan melvillei[28], a fossil taxon[29]; Leviathan of Parsonstown[30], a Newton telescope[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1845[33]; and Suevoleviathan[34], a taxon[35].
Why It Matters
Leviathan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Leviathan is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Leviathan include Leviathan[23], a film[24], directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev[25]; Livyatan[26], a fossil taxon[27]; Livyatan melvillei[28], a fossil taxon[29]; Leviathan of Parsonstown[30], a Newton telescope[31], in Ireland[32], founded in 1845[33]; and Suevoleviathan[34], a taxon[35].