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The Ziz is a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology, said to be large enough to be able to block out the sun with its wingspan.
Clockwise from left: Behemoth (on earth), Ziz (in sky), and Leviathan (under sea). From an illuminated manuscript, 13th century AD.
Leviathan
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Leviathan is a giant sea serpent noted in theology and mythology. It is referenced in the Hebrew Bible, as a metaphor for a powerful enemy, notably Babylon. It is referred to in Psalms, the Book of Jo
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…in one of a sequence of fantastic voyages recounted by Rabbah bar bar Hana) and Bekhorot (as Renanim and Bar Yokni). The aggadot say of the Ziz: 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…
Leviathan (1983), a painting by Michael Sgan-Cohen, the Israel Museum Collection, Jerusalem
Hellmouth The life of St John and Apocalypse, c. 1400
Saint John sees the devil, vanquished forever, cast into hell with the Beast and the False Prophet