Leviathan was held that God originally produced a male and a female leviathan, but lest in multiplying the species should destroy the world, he slew the female, reserving her flesh for the banquet that will be given to the righteous on the advent of the Messiah. Rashi's commentary on repeats the tradition: the...sea monsters: The great fish in the sea, and in the words of the Aggadah (B.B. 74b), this refers to the Leviathan and its mate, for He created them male and female, and He slew the female and salted her away for the righteous in the future, for if
Leviathan in popular culture In the light novel and anime "Gosick", Leviathan is the name of a famous alchemist whose true life and fate is one of the main mysteries on the story. In "Reborn!" there is a character named Leviathan who represents the sin Envy. In "Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san" the character Levia-san was once Leviathan but hasn't transformed in centuries. In the "Sword Art Online": Extra Edition special, Leviathan The Sea Lord appears at the end of an underwater quest to force Kraken The Abyss Lord to retreat. His appearance has more in common with the Greek god Poseidon. In "Leviathan ~The Last