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Bahamut

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Bahamut is a mythical creature which appeared in several cultural mythologies. However, in each culture it was described / named differently. It appeared in Arabian resources such as 1001 Nights stories and The Wonders of Creations book by (Zakariya al-Qazwini ). In the Bible (Book of Job), it was called Behemoth, as well as in Jewish documents such as the Book of Enoch. ( Geller ,2016 ). In Hinduism, it was called Akupara and it was described to be in the shape of a huge tortoise. In Greek myth it was referred to as The Titan .( Varady,2008 ) Since my blog is about Arabian myth I will be focusing on the description of the Arabian version of Bahamut .  (Fig.1: Bahamut) Illustration in the book The Wonders of Creations Bahamut was described as a former hippopotamus or elephant who turned into a giant fish which has a bull on top of it. The bull holds a ruby mountain and there is an angel at the top of the mountain. (Book of Imaginary Beings by Borges ).  (Figure.