Jawnomicon

Leviathan

From biblical texts, Leviathan is a sea monster of gargantuan proportions. Its immense size and power embody the chaotic and untamed nature of the ocean.

At a glance

Tradition
Biblical folklore
Trait family
The Hero-Slain
Symbols
Teeth
Kin
Tarasque (derived from this figure)

Kinship

Lines of descent added by hand and approved one at a time.

Near this figure

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  • Grootslang Vibration sensing · Vibration sense detects distant prey
  • Lou Carcolh Vibration sensing · Vibration sense detects distant prey
  • Mongolian Death Worm Vibration sensing · Vibration sense detects distant prey
  • Iku-Turso Swallows boats whole · Causes storms or tsunamis
  • Isonade Swallows boats whole · Causes storms or tsunamis
  • Chimera Fire-breathing · Body wreathed in flames
  • Headless Mule Fire-breathing · Body wreathed in flames
  • Abaia Causes natural disasters · Causes storms or tsunamis
  • Bakunawa Causes natural disasters · Causes storms or tsunamis
  • Jörmungandr Causes natural disasters · Causes storms or tsunamis
  • Wanyūdō Invulnerability · Body wreathed in flames

Symbols

Judged against the description by a model. Meanings are our own paraphrase.

Traits

Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.

Form

  • Scales large as shields
    why

    scales like impenetrable shields

  • Serpentine elongated body
    why

    This behemoth is described as a serpentine monster of such immense proportions that its very movements can cause the seas to churn and froth.

  • Iron hard armored scales
    why

    With scales like impenetrable shields and eyes that glow like the dawn, Leviathan strikes fear into the hearts of all who witness its emergence from the watery abyss.

Behaviour

  • Causes storms or tsunamis
    why

    This behemoth is described as a serpentine monster of such immense proportions that its very movements can cause the seas to churn and froth.

  • Swallows boats whole
    why

    Its massive jaws are said to be lined with multiple rows of razor-sharp teeth, capable of crushing the strongest ships as if they were mere twigs.

Sight and sound

Omens

  • Will be served as eschatological feast
    why

    Some traditions even suggest that Leviathan will be served as a feast to the righteous at the end of time, symbolizing the ultimate triumph over chaos and the establishment of a new, perfect order.

Offensive powers

  • Fire-breathing
    why

    Legend speaks of Leviathan's breath as being capable of igniting the very waters around it, creating a terrifying display of steam and fire upon the ocean's surface.

Defensive powers

  • Invulnerability
    why

    With scales like impenetrable shields and eyes that glow like the dawn, Leviathan strikes fear into the hearts of all who witness its emergence from the watery abyss.

Curses

  • Causes natural disasters
    why

    This behemoth is described as a serpentine monster of such immense proportions that its very movements can cause the seas to churn and froth.

Roles

Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.