Leviathan, Behemoth, and Ziz

These three mythological creatures are primordial entities found in Jewish mythology. They are each associated with either the air, sea, or Earth. It addition to being giant monsters they were also metaphoric representations of their respective domains.

Leviathan
Leviathan was said to be a giant sea serpent that was large enough that his tail was always inside his mouth because he could not fit into the oceans of the world and that he would eat a whale every day. It was said god created Leviathan with a wife along with all the other sea creatures during creation week but fearing that if they reproduced they would consume all other life on the planet killed the female. Some scholars believe that the Leviathan may have been inspired by exceptionally large crocodiles though a major problem with this theory is that Leviathan was known as a creature that lived in the deep sea while crocodiles usually stay closer to land. During the middle ages Leviathan was assigned the role of the demon representing the deadly sin of envy. It was said that after the death of its wife it became envious of all other living creatures who had mates and became a demon as a result.

Behemoth
A giant monster that dwelled on land as a counterpart to the Leviathan. It is said that in the end times he will fight with the Leviathan and God will slay them both to hold a great feast. There has been a great deal of dispute over what could have inspired such a creature as it is described as having "a tail that moves like a ceder" making it difficult to identify. It is said that along with Leviathan it is beyond human control and as such can only be tamed by God.

Ziz
The least known of the three Ziz is also the most unique. Like the other two Ziz was a massive creature similar to a griffin in appearance and as large as the Leviathan. Its name was said to come from the many tastes that its flesh had when eaten. While the other two behaved much like animals unintelligent and without purpose Ziz was created as the guardian of small birds. It was said that without him hunters and predators would kill all the small birds so God tasked him with the job of protecting him. Another unique factor of Ziz is that he was not an aggressive creature and as long as you did not harm other birds it would not harm you. The final unique thing about Ziz was that unlike the other two it was immortal. Like the others it was to be eaten in the end times however it would give its flesh willingly and would be recover fro-+m it so quickly that it would be as if it was never cut.