Leviathan (Auster novel) building accidentally went off. According to the forensic reports that have just been published, the man was killed instantly. His body burst into dozens of small pieces, and fragments of his corpse were found as far as fifty feet away from the site of the explosion. —"Leviathan" Through his own investigations, the narrator attempts to answer questions as to who the man was who blew himself up, why he was found with a homemade bomb, and what circumstances brought him to a violent end. "Leviathan" is borrowed from the biblical sea monster that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for
Leviathan in popular culture ocean-themed hero known as Tidehunter goes under the name Leviathan. In the "StarCraft" universe, leviathans are massive space-born organisms that serve as carriers for the zerg swarm. In the "Mass Effect 3" DLC, "Mass Effect: Leviathan", the protagonists investigate a derelict Reaper codenamed "Leviathan", and wind up encountering the ancient aquatic species responsible for the creation of the Reapers, who are unofficially dubbed Leviathans. In "", Leviathan is the name of a boss. In the real-time strategy game "Age of Mythology", the Leviathan is a giant snake able to transport allies in its mouth. It is available to Egyptian players