Leviathan (disambiguation)
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Leviathan
is a Biblical sea monster.
Leviathan may also refer to:
Leviathan
Leviathan , is a sea monster referred to in the Bible. In Demonology, Leviathan is one of the seven princes of Hell and its gatekeeper . The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature...
is a Biblical sea monster.
Leviathan may also refer to:
In political philosophy
- Leviathan (book)Leviathan (book)Leviathan or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil — commonly called simply Leviathan — is a book written by Thomas Hobbes and published in 1651. Its name derives from the biblical Leviathan...
, by philosopher Thomas Hobbes
In science
- Leviathan melvillei, a genus and species of whale, renamed Livyatan melvillei
- Leviathan gas fieldLeviathan gas fieldThe Leviathan gas field is a large natural gas field located in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, discovered in June 2010. The gas field is located roughly west of Haifa in waters deep in the Levantine basin, a rich hydrocarbon area in one of the world’s larger offshore gas finds of...
in the Eastern Mediterranean - Leviathan of ParsonstownLeviathan of ParsonstownLeviathan of Parsonstown is the unofficial name of the Rosse six foot telescope. This is a historic reflecting telescope of 72 in aperture, which was the largest telescope in the world from 1845 until the construction of the 100 in Hooker Telescope in 1917...
, a telescope in Birr, Ireland
In literature
- Leviathan (Auster novel), a 1992 novel by Paul Auster
- Leviathan, a fifties novel by Warren Tute about a fictional ocean liner
- Leviathan, a 2008 book by Philip HoarePhilip HoarePhilip Hoare is an English non-fiction writer and journalist. His 2008 book Leviathan won the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize.-Bibliography:* Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant...
about whales - Leviathan, the third novel in The Illuminatus! TrilogyThe Illuminatus! TrilogyThe Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson first published in 1975. The trilogy is a satirical, postmodern, science fiction-influenced adventure story; a drug-, sex-, and magick-laden trek through a number of conspiracy theories, both...
by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea - Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney, by John BirminghamJohn BirminghamJohn Birmingham is an Australian author. Birmingham was born in Liverpool, England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1970.-Early life and career:...
- Leviathan (Westerfeld novel), a 2009 novel by Scott Westerfeld
People and characters
- Leviathan, a recurring character in the Final FantasyFinal Fantasyis a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
video game series
Other uses
- Leviathan (roller coaster)Leviathan (roller coaster)Leviathan is a steel giga coaster currently under construction at Canada's Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada It will be the first giga coaster made by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard. At long, tall, and with a top speed of , Leviathan will be the tallest and fastest coaster in Canada...
, a giga coaster currently under construction at Canada's Wonderland - Leviathan (clothing)Leviathan (clothing)Leviathan is an Australian clothing brand established in 1909 in Melbourne, Victoria, by Leviathan Clothing Industry that started its activities as garments manufacturer for transoceanic crews. Its headquarter, the Leviathan Building, was designed and realized in 1918 by Harry Tompkins who created...
, a sportswear brand established in Australia in 1909 dedicated to marine outdoor and watersports - Leviathan (cipher)LEVIATHAN (cipher)LEVIATHAN is a stream cipher submitted to NESSIE by Scott Fluhrer and David McGrew. It is a seekable stream cipher, which means that the user may efficiently skip forward to any part of the keystream, much like CTR mode or Salsa20, but unlike those ciphers generating contiguous blocks of the...
, a stream cipher - Leviathan (cross-stitch), type of cross-stitch
- a line of high-alcohol beers from Harpoon BreweryHarpoon BreweryHarpoon Brewery is an American microbrewery, with plants in Boston, Massachusetts and Windsor, Vermont. Founded in 1986, the brewery was the first company to obtain a permit to manufacture and sell alcohol in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in over 25 years. In 2000 it purchased the former...
- the former stage name of WWE wrestler Dave Batista
In film and television
- Leviathan (Farscape), a race of sentient spaceships in the Farscape television series
- Leviathan (film), 1989 science fiction/horror film
- "Leviathan" (Harsh Realm), an episode of the television series Harsh Realm
- the Leviathan, an ancient mechanical sea monster built by the Atlanteans in Atlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost EmpireAtlantis: The Lost Empire is a 2001 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. Written by Tab Murphy, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, and produced by Don Hahn, it is the first science fiction film in the Disney animated features canon and the 41st overall. The film...
- Leviathan (Supernatural) Ancient creatures that were drawn out of Purgatory by the angel Castiel.
In music
- Leviathan, a late 1960s British rock band previously known as the Mike Stuart Span
- Leviathan (band)Leviathan (band)Leviathan is an American black metal band formed in 1998 by Wrest . In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. Additionally, Wrest has collaborated with the band Sunn O))), and is an active member of the U.S. black metal supergroup Twilight...
, a solo artist black metal band from San Francisco - Leviathan (punk)Leviathan (punk)Leviathan was a hard rock band that formed in New York City, N.Y. in 2001, and despite a three year hiatus, continues to perform today. During their career, they've played with Glenn Danzig, The Exploited, Nuclear Assault, Body Count, Jello Biafra, Clutch, Michale Graves, The Misfits, Hirax, Six...
, a punk/metal band from New York City - Leviathan (thrash band), an ex-thrash/death metal from Buffalo, New York
- Leviathan (album)Leviathan (album)Leviathan is a concept album by sludge metal band Mastodon, released in 2004 by Relapse Records. The album is loosely based on the Herman Melville novel Moby-Dick, and the songs "Iron Tusk", "Blood and Thunder", "I Am Ahab" and "Seabeast" were released as singles...
, by American heavy metal band Mastodon - Leviathan (EP), by Scottish pirate metal band Alestorm
- Leviathan (song)Leviathan (song)"Leviathan" is a song by the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. It was recorded for the charity album Help!: A Day in the Life for War Child UK in 2005. It takes its title from the 1651 book about political power, Leviathan, or The Matter, Forme and Power of a Common Wealth Ecclesiasticall and...
, by Manic Street Preachers - a song by the artist LeathermouthLeathermouthLeathermouth was the hardcore side project led by My Chemical Romance's rhythm guitarist Frank Iero. The band formed in 2007, and in January 2009 released their first album XO.-History:...
- a hammer dulcimer instrumental from the album Supper's On The Table Everybody Come In by folk artist John McCutcheonJohn McCutcheonJohn McCutcheon is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 34 albums since the 1970s. He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and...
- a song from the album Mental Weaponry by the PipedownPipedownPipedown was a hardcore punk band from Northern California with radical leftist lyrics. Starting in Grass Valley, California in 1997, their lyrics often remind of eco-anarchism, especially since they recommended books like the Unabomber Manifesto: Industrial Society and its Future and Deep...
- a song from Europa (album)Europa (album)Europa is Covenant's third full length album. It was released on May 26, 1998, by 21st Circuitry.-Track listing:#"Tension" #"Leviathan" #"2D" #"Wind of the North" #"Riot" #"I Am" #"Final Man [version]"...
by Covenant - a song from Choronzon (album)Choronzon (album)Choronzon is the third studio album by English blackened death metal band Akercocke, released in 2003 on Earache Records. A promotional music video for the track "Leviathan" was shot by KERRANG genius Paul Harries....
by Akercocke - a song from Fire and Ice (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
- a song from Lifeline (Neal Morse album)Lifeline (Neal Morse album)-Bonus disc :A special edition was released with a CD of bonus material, including covers of four "pretty cool songs by pretty uncool bands" as well as two original songs...
- a song from the album Deep Blue by Parkway Drive
In comics
- Leviathan (comic)Leviathan (comic)Leviathan is a horror comic series created by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli and appearing in the British comic 2000 AD starting in 2003.The story is set on a massive ocean liner which has been transported to some sort of parallel world with no land or landmarks...
, by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli - Leviathan (comic strip)Leviathan (comic strip)Leviathan is a comic strip by Peter Blegvad, an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. It appeared in the review section of the British newspaper The Independent on Sunday during the 1990s.-Plot:...
, by Peter Blegvad
See also
- HMS LeviathanHMS LeviathanFour ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leviathan:* The first Leviathan was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1750 as Northumberland, renamed in 1777 and sunk in 1780 in the Atlantic....
, the name of British warships - INS LeviathanINS LeviathanINS Leviathan may refer to one of the following submarines of the Israeli Sea Corps:, the former British T-class submarine HMS Turpin ; acquired by the Israeli Sea Corps in 1965; scrapped in 1978, a ; commissioned in November 1999;...
, the name of some Israeli Navy submarines - Leviathan numberLeviathan numberThe Leviathan number in numerology is defined as the factorial of the 666th power of ten: !, which has approximately 6.65565705×10668 digits....
, a very large number - SS Great EasternSS Great EasternSS Great Eastern was an iron sailing steam ship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and built by J. Scott Russell & Co. at Millwall on the River Thames, London. She was by far the largest ship ever built at the time of her 1858 launch, and had the capacity to carry 4,000 passengers around the...
, 19th century ocean liner, once called Leviathan - SS LeviathanSS LeviathanSS Leviathan, originally built as SS Vaterland, was an ocean liner which regularly sailed the North Atlantic briefly in 1914 and from 1917 to 1934...
, a 20th century ocean liner - The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot OrchestraThe New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot OrchestraThe New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra is an American revival orchestra, that performs authentic orchestrations of vintage American popular music from the 1890s through the early 1930s. The orchestra plays particular attention to the music of New Orleans, Louisiana, where it is based...
, dance band from New Orleans