Leviathans
Mythic ocean monsters
Leviathans are massive sea monsters, originally from biblical tradition where the Leviathan was a fearsome primordial creature of chaos.
The word now applies to anything enormous and powerful: leviathans of industry, the leviathans of the deep.
A cruise ship or whale might be called a leviathan.
Thomas Hobbes used the term for the all-powerful state in his political philosophy.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- JobBiblical patience exemplar
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
- primordialExisting from the start
Tiamat · abyss · creation · psalm · Isaiah · deep · scales · fire-breathing
Extremely large companies
- conglomeratesLarge diversified corporations
- monopoliesExclusive market control
- multinationalsCorporations operating in multiple countries
- giantsBeings of immense stature
titans · Amazon · Google · dominance · market · industry · behemoths · tech giants
Largest known invertebrate
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- deep-seaOf ocean depths
megafauna · cetaceans · blue whale · sperm whale · prehistoric · megalodon · plesiosaur · ichthyosaur
English political philosopher
- stateCondition or mode
- sovereignSupreme in power
- commonwealthState for public good
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
authority · government · social contract · monarchy · power · tyranny · autocracy · ruler
Massive marine mammals
- shipsSeagoing vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- submarinesUnderwater naval vessels
- dreadnoughtsAll-big-gun warships
tankers · supertankers · aircraft carriers · freighters · ocean liners · battleships · fleet · hulls
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- JobBiblical patience exemplar
- sea monsterMythic ocean beast
primordial · Tiamat · abyss · creation · psalm · Isaiah · deep · scales · fire-breathing · coiling
megacorporations
Extremely large companies
- conglomeratesLarge diversified corporations
- monopoliesExclusive market control
- multinationalsCorporations operating in multiple countries
giants · titans · Amazon · Google · dominance · market · industry · behemoths · tech giants · oligopoly
giant squid
Largest known invertebrate
deep-sea · megafauna · cetaceans · blue whale · sperm whale · prehistoric · megalodon · plesiosaur · ichthyosaur · mosasaur
Hobbes
English political philosopher
- stateCondition or mode
- sovereignSupreme in power
- commonwealthState for public good
absolutism · authority · government · social contract · monarchy · power · tyranny · autocracy · ruler · dominion
whales
Massive marine mammals
- shipsSeagoing vessels
- vesselsCarriers or containers
- submarinesUnderwater naval vessels
dreadnoughts · tankers · supertankers · aircraft carriers · freighters · ocean liners · battleships · fleet · hulls · tonnage
Leviathansweaklings
Physically or mentally feeble people
nobodies · lightweights · underdogs · small fry · small potatoes