It is obvious, actually.
A Leviathan lives in the salt water, a Behemoth lives in fresh water.
Behemoth were monstrous hippos and Leviathan were monstrous whales.
More importantly, however, neither of them usually have tentacles.
Consequently, neither of them were that scary.
What you have there is a Kraken. Probably a Norwegian one. Though it could be the more dangerous B-Movie Kraken–a species whose population has dramatically increased in the last few years.
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May 3, 2007 at 9:18 pm
jinnis
I liked the kraken in Pirates of the Caribbean 2 . . . looking forward to the next installment, too.
May 27, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Ortchel
Two things:
1. What is the ‘B-Movie Kraken’ from?
2. Behemoth and Leviathan are creatures from the book of Job, they’re not necessarily any one thing or another. That is, unless of course the world’s theologians have come to a diffinitive conclusion.
May 28, 2007 at 11:20 pm
bringingthefun
Ortchel,
Rare is the stranger that wanders into BringingtheFun land. Forgive our initial raised eybrows and be welcome. How can we resist a traveler with questions? (All of a sudden, we feel like oracles.)
1. That would be the infamous Kraken from Clash of the Titans. A vastly underated movie, if you ask me. Don’t see the edited version on television, they did quite the hatchet job on it. Can’t watch “Dancing With the Stars” without thinking of it.
2. Theologians come to a difinitive conclusion? Oh, you are a funny one, aren’t you, Ortchel. Perish the thought. The two creatures are listed in the Bible, but they are mentioned in other places as well. The legends are thought to be based on the animals I mentioned. And in any case, they don’t have tentacles. Either of them. Not one.
Interesting blog, you have there. Very interesting graphics.