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==Christian/Hebrew interpretation== | ==Christian/Hebrew interpretation== | ||
When the Jewish midrash (explanations of the Tanakh) were being composed, it was held that God originally produced a male and a female leviathan, but lest in multiplying the species should destroy the world, he slew the female, reserving her flesh for the banquet that will be given to the righteous on the advent of the Messiah. A similar description appears in Book of Enoch (60:24), which describes how the Behemoth and Leviathan will be prepared as part of an eschatological meal. | When the [[Judaism|Jewish]] midrash (explanations of the Tanakh) were being composed, it was held that God originally produced a male and a female leviathan, but lest in multiplying the species should destroy the world, he slew the female, reserving her flesh for the banquet that will be given to the righteous on the advent of the Messiah. A similar description appears in [[Book of Enoch]] (60:24), which describes how the Behemoth and Leviathan will be prepared as part of an eschatological meal. | ||
Leviathan can also be used as an image of [[the Devil]], endangering both God's creatures—by attempting to eat them—and God's creation—by threatening it with upheaval in the waters of Chaos. A "Dragon," being the usual translation for the Leviathan in the Septuaginta, appears in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | Leviathan can also be used as an image of [[the Devil]], endangering both God's creatures—by attempting to eat them—and God's creation—by threatening it with upheaval in the waters of Chaos. A "Dragon," being the usual translation for the Leviathan in the Septuaginta, appears in the [[Book of Revelation]]. | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas described Leviathan as the demon of envy, first in punishing the corresponding sinners (''Expositio super Iob ad litteram''). | St. Thomas Aquinas described Leviathan as the [[demon]] of envy, first in punishing the corresponding sinners (''Expositio super Iob ad litteram''). | ||
==Church of Satan interpretation== | ==Church of Satan interpretation== | ||
[[Anton LaVey]] in ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'' has Leviathan representing the element of | [[Anton LaVey]] in ''[[The Satanic Bible]]'' has Leviathan representing the element of [[water (element)|water]] and the direction of west, listing it as one of the Four Crown Princes of [[Hell]]. This association was inspired by the [[hierarchy of Hell|demonic hierarchy]] from ''[[Book of Abramelin|The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage]]''. | ||
The [[LaVeyan Satanism|Church of Satan]] uses the Hebrew letters at each of the points of the [[Sigil]] of [[Baphomet]] to represent Leviathan. Starting from the lowest point of the pentagram, and reading counter-clockwise, the word reads "לויתן": (Nun, Tav, Yod, Vav, Lamed) Hebrew for "Leviathan." | |||
==Other sources== | ==Other sources== | ||