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The Leviathan (/ l ɪ ˈ v aɪ. ə θ ən / 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 ...
The Leviathan gas field is a large natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, [2] 47 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the Tamar gas field. [3] The gas field is roughly 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of Haifa in waters 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) deep in the Levantine basin, a rich hydrocarbon area in one of the largest offshore natural gas field finds.
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.
Macroraptorials probably competed with the extinct giant shark megalodon for the same food sources. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] In sperm whales, the supracranial basin holds the spermaceti organ, a series of oil and wax reservoirs which aids in echolocation .
After being subdued by S.H.I.E.L.D. and dubbed Leviathan, he escapes custody and battles the Defenders on multiple occasions. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In subsequent appearances, Cobert becomes known as Gargantua , joins Doctor Octopus ' incarnation of the Masters of Evil , and serves the Mad Thinker .
Leviathan (Original name), Great Babe (As Brunel called her) Fate: Scrapped 1889–90: Notes: Struck rocks on 27 August 1862. No larger ship in all respects until 1901 by the RMS Celtic. General characteristics; Type: Passenger ship: Tonnage: 18,915 GRT, 13,344 NRT [1] Displacement: 32,160 tons: Length: 692 ft (211 m) Beam: 82 ft (25 m) Decks ...
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 ...
As Leviathan is the king of fishes, so the Ziz is appointed to rule over the birds. His name comes from the variety of tastes his flesh has; it tastes like this, zeh, and like that, zeh. The Ziz is as monstrous of size as Leviathan himself. His ankles rest on the earth, and his head reaches to the very sky.