Talk:Rothwild's Musings/@comment-25082029-20140716164509/@comment-16241899-20140716170809

Behemoth and Leviathan  are mythical creatures that originate from the Old Testament, with Behemoth being a huge land creature/monster, and Leviathan being a large sea creature/monster. Their names are used figuratively for whales here, because people associate whales with the Outsider, considering them being mighty, supernatural creatures themselves.

Since it is describing a sea creature, Leviathan is the more accurate name here. And on a side note: in modern Hebrew, Leviathan means indeed 'whale'.