- Lotan
Lotan or Lawtan is the seven-headed sea serpent or
dragon ofUgarit ic myths (Etymologically = the serpent of Law/Lot). He is either a pet of the god Yaw or an aspect of Yaw himself, who was also known as Yam (sea) or Nahar (river); the cosmic ocean of myth is often known as a great stream. In the Hebrew analogue Lotan is theLeviathan (i.e Serpent (Tan) ofLevi ). He represents the mass destruction of floods, oceans, and winter. He lives in a palace in the sea. He fights withBaal Hadad , who scatters him.Lotan or Lotanu was also the name given by the Egyptians to the people, also known as the
Retenu , and is cognate with the story ofLot , the nephew/brother ofAbraham , whose daughters were the parents of theMoabites andAmmon ites of the Bible.See also
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Leviathan
*Dragons in Greek mythology for Ladon
*Lernaean Hydra
*Tiamat
*Zahhak
*Jörmungandr
*Tannin (demon)
*Rahab (demon)
*Book of Revelation#The Beast from the Sea for The dragon in "Revelation"References
* "Poem of
Baal "
* Day, John. 1985. "God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea." Cambridge, Mass.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 0521256003.
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