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TJBartlemus wrote...
So I was looking up the definition of Leviathan and here is what I have found:
Leviathan (/lɨˈvaɪ.əθən/; Hebrew: לִוְיָתָן, Modern Livyatan[/i] Tiberian Liwyāṯān[/i] ; "twisted, coiled"), is a sea monster referred to in the Bible. In Demonology, the Leviathan is one of the seven princes of Hell and its gatekeeper (see Hellmouth). The word has become synonymous with any large sea monster or creature. In literature it refers to great whales, and in Modern Hebrew, it means simply "whale." It is described extensively in Job 41 and mentioned in Isaiah 27:1.
"... Later Jewish sources describe Leviathan as a dragon who lives over the Sources of the Deep and who, along with the male land-monster Behemoth, will be served up to the righteous at the end of time."
"The body of the Leviathan, especially his eyes, possesses great illuminating power. This was the opinion of R. Eliezer, who, in the course of a voyage in company with R. Joshua, explained to the latter, when frightened by the sudden appearance of a brilliant light, that it probably proceeded from the eyes of the Leviathan. He referred his companion to the words of Job xli. 18: "By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning" (B. B. l.c.). However, in spite of his supernatural strength, the leviathan is afraid of a small worm called "kilbit", which clings to the gills of large fish and kills them (Shab. 77b)."
"The Leviathan of the Middle Ages was used as an image of Satan, endangering both God's creatures—by attempting to eat them—and God's creation—by threatening it with upheaval in the waters of Chaos. St. Thomas Aquinas described Leviathan as the demon of envy, first in punishing the corresponding sinners. (Secunda Secundae Question 36) Leviathan became associated with, and may originally have referred to, the visual motif of the Hellmouth, a monstrous animal into whose mouth the damned disappear at the Last Judgement, found in Anglo-Saxon art from about 800, and later all over Europe."
"In Satanism, according to the author of The Satanic Bible[/i], Anton Szandor LaVey, Leviathan represents the element of Water and the direction of West."
Just some really interesting things about the mythology around Leviathan. Most of what I quoted I believe that BioWare (mythology oriented in producing ME3) will no doubt include to some extent. Something interesting is that in most or all interpretations of Leviathan it decribes it as evil and in league with the devil, being the devil, or the gatekeeper of Hell. So I don't think that Leviathan in ME3 will be a good thing. Potentially even be a trap.
Just material and stuff to think about.
Actually, TJ, you misunderstand Satan's role in the Hebrew tradition. He is NOT a being of evil, in opposition to the Jewish god. He operates more like a cynical chief prosecutor, like in the Book of Job. He tests mortals and gives them trials to overcome, all in accordance with Yahweh's plan.
In other words, the Hebrew mythology connection may actually hint at Leviathan testing Shepard to see if he/she is worthy of help, or something along those lines.
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