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 James S. A. Corey which was a Hugo Awards Best Novel nominee and Locus Awards Best Science Fiction Novel nominee in 2012. The narrative history book "Against His-Story, Against Leviathan" by Fredy Perlman critically explores the progress of Hobbes's Leviathan, as western civilization, inspiring and defining Anti-civilization theory. Jim Butcher's series, "Codex Alera", mentions leviathans as part of the Alera realm, a species of giant creatures swimming in the river and seas. In the 4th book of the series, "Captain's Fury" the main characters attempt to trick their enemy by swimming past their ship when leviathans are nearby. The leviathans