The Leviathan urban legends are a lot different then the urban legends you are used to.
This creature was said to have lived back in the day and was actually mentioned in the
bible.
All the stories about this creature are from back then – so this list is going to be
about some legends from the past.
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Starting off at our number 5 spot--First sighting- In 6th century AD an Irish man named St. Brendan
and 18 other monks sailed across the ocean.
During this journey, they came across an island that was unlike anything they had seen before
as it was black and treeless.
But they decided to camp there for the night none-the-less.
Upon setting up camp the island began to move.
Obviously, this freaked everyone out so they headed back to their boat.
They later learned when the returned home that where they were trying to set up camp
wasn’t on an island at all.
It was actually on the Leviathans back.
The Leviathan was also referred to as the great sea monster.
This sea creature was said to breathe fire and blow smoke from its nostrils- and that
it was so large that the sea would boil when it swam on the surface.
It was also said to fearlessly rule all other sea creatures.
And that it had large tough overlapping scales which is why it was hard for people to bring
it down.
The monks told this story for many years and that is the version we now know today.
Now there are a lot of people who think that these monks just made this up to seem tough
because its kind of hard to believe that this large creature didn’t harm them.
But I mean hey at one point back in time its possible the Leviathan was real.
In at number 4--Jewish Mythology- In Jewish mythology, the Leviathan is described as a
primordial sea serpent.
Its sourced as a pre-biblical Meso-pot-amian myth.
In the old testament, this creature is said to be a sea serpent with multiple heads.
Its also said this creature was killed by God and given as food to the Hebrews in the
wilderness.
Its said there were originally only 2 Leviathans created.
The myth said that god realized that if the Leviathan and his mate were to procreate they
would devour the world.
So god ended up killing the female.
At number 3--the Sperm Whale- Before sailors managed to encounter whales in the ocean,
their carcasses would wash up on shore.
Richard Ellis is a marine biologist who is the author of the book-Monsters at sea.
He believes that due to this creatures habit of being stranded on shallow beaches- it was
probably responsible for man's legends and myths of sea monsters.
It's expected that back in the day many people confused this whale for a more mysterious
creature such as the Leviathan.
After all the sperm whale is the largest toothed predator in the world.
It can grow up to 67 feet long and weighs as much as 125 thousand pounds.
So as you can imagine many people didn’t stick around when they saw this creature but
obviously it caused their minds to wonder.
And with the Leviathan name out there it only makes sense that someone would put 2 and 2
together.
Coming in at number 2--Bible- This creature actually had a biblical reference.
Job 41 which states- I will not keep silence concerning his limbs or his mighty strength-
or his orderly frame.
Who can strip off his outer armor?
Who can come within his double mail?
Who can open the doors of his face?
Around his teeth, there is a terror.
His strong scales are his pride.
Further down it continues on saying- His underparts are like sharp potsherds- He spreads out like
a threshing-sled on the mire.
He makes the depths boil like a pot- he makes the sea like a jar of ointment.
Behind him he makes a wake to shine.
One would think the deep to be gray-haired.
Nothing on earth is like him.
One made without fear.
He looks on everything that is high.
He is king over all the sons of pride.
So yeah that’s a lot.
The bible actually mentions this creature on a few occasions- more than 12 times.
Looking back on the text people now believe the Leviathan that was being discussed was
just a large crocodile or a whale- or shark that was just emphasized in size.
People are saying the descriptions make him out to be a large sea reptile.
In at number 1--The middle ages - So obviously going off what the bible said people were
freaking out about this creature.
But it turns out the legend is even darker.
In the middle ages, this sea creature was used as an image of Satan.
It was said to endanger both gods creatures by eating them- and gods creation by threatening
it with waters of chaos.
This creature became associated with the visual motif of the Hellmouth.
Which was said to be a monstrous animal who would eat the damned at the last judgment?
And there you have it that’s our list of the top 5 Scary Leviathan Urban Legends Myths
That Might Be True.
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