Leviathan (disambiguation)  

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Leviathan is a Biblical sea monster. Leviathan may also refer to:

In political philosophy

• Leviathan (book), by philosopher Thomas Hobbes

In science

• Leviathan melvillei, a genus and species of whale, renamed Livyatan melvillei
• Leviathan gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean
• Leviathan of Parsonstown, a telescope in Birr, Ireland

People

• the former stage name of WWE wrestler Dave Batista

In transport

• HMS Leviathan, the name of British warships
• INS Leviathan, the name of some Israeli Navy submarines
• SS Great Eastern, 19th century ocean liner, once called Leviathan
• SS Leviathan, a 20th century ocean liner
• 5704 Leviathan, the name of a British LMS Jubilee Class steam locomotive

Fiction

• Leviathan in popular culture

Characters

• Fairy Leviathan, one of the playable characters of the Mega Man Zero video game series
• Leviathan, a recurring character in the Final Fantasy video game series
• Leviathan, the name of a boss in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.

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 Hoare about whales
• Leviathan, the third novel in The Illuminatus! Trilogy by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea
• Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney, by John Birmingham
• Leviathan (Westerfeld novel), a 2009 novel by Scott Westerfeld

In film and television

• Leviathan (Farscape), a race of sentient spaceships in the Farscape television series
• Leviathan (1989 film), a science fiction/horror film
• Leviathan (2012 film), a documentary 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 Empire
• Leviathan (Supernatural) Ancient creatures that were drawn out of Purgatory by the angel Castiel.
• Leviathan (Orichalcos God) (Yu-Gi-Oh!), an ancient serpent that possesses Dartz with its intent on wiping out the human race

In music

• The New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra, dance band from New Orleans
• Leviathan, a late 1960s British rock band previously known as the Mike Stuart Span
• Leviathan (band), a solo artist black metal band from San Francisco
• Leviathan (punk), a punk/metal band from New York City
• Leviathan (album), by American heavy metal band Mastodon
• Leviathan (song), by Manic Street Preachers
• a song by the artist Leathermouth
• a hammer dulcimer instrumental from the album Supper's On The Table Everybody Come In by folk artist John McCutcheon
• a song from the album Mental Weaponry by the Pipedown
• a song from Europa (album) by Covenant
• a song from Choronzon (album) by Akercocke
• a song from Fire and Ice (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
• a song from Lifeline (Neal Morse album)
• a song from the album Deep Blue by Parkway Drive
• a song from the album Blues Funeral by Mark Lanegan

In comics

• Leviathan (comic), by Ian Edginton and D'Israeli
• Leviathan (comic strip), by Peter Blegvad
• Leviathan (DC Comics), A terrorist organization ran by Talia Al Ghul in the DC Universe against Batman and his allies.
• Leviathan (Marvel Comics), A Soviet counterpart to HYDRA

Other uses

• Leviathan (roller coaster), a Bolliger & Mabillard roller coaster at Canada's Wonderland
• Leviathan (clothing), a sportswear brand established in Australia in 1909 dedicated to marine outdoor and watersports
• Leviathan (cipher), a stream cipher
• Leviathan (cross-stitch), type of cross-stitch
• a line of high-alcohol beers from Harpoon Brewery