What struck me most was “We all fed Leviathan / And Leviathan became.” You don’t simply say the monster grows; you say it becomes. That changes the responsibility of everyone watching. Each person may think their attention is too small to matter, but in the end Leviathan is also the sum of all those eyes upon him. Perhaps some monsters don’t need to be defeated. They need us to stop participating in their existence.
I absolutely loved this. Leviathan works perfectly as the monster, but the idea underneath it is what really got me: every attempt to fight it, point at it, talk about it, or make it smaller only gives it more attention and therefore more power. “Each harpoon builds a stage” is such a killer way of putting that. And then the ending, “We all fed Leviathan / And Leviathan became,” turns the whole thing back on everyone who thought their little contribution couldn’t possibly matter. Also, the audio was badass. 😂 It genuinely felt like a heavy metal sea shanty you’d hear right before somebody makes the terrible decision to go looking for the monster.
I love how the monster is made by the people. Whether through rumors, imagination or actual feeding, the belief of the people gives the Leviathan its power and its a lovely insight into the magic of folklore as a whole.
This was a very interesting take on the creature. The idea of it feeding on its Own lore is a lot like the idea of God‘s needing worshippers to continue to exist; and elder gods have disappeared or faded from existence as people no longer worship them or make sacrifices to them.
it's an overwhelming perspective of the Devil incarcerated, because evil lives on our bragging or actual praises, I didn't realize that the leviathan was associated with greed, I had only read where it says that the Leviathan will rise from. the deep.
What struck me most was “We all fed Leviathan / And Leviathan became.” You don’t simply say the monster grows; you say it becomes. That changes the responsibility of everyone watching. Each person may think their attention is too small to matter, but in the end Leviathan is also the sum of all those eyes upon him. Perhaps some monsters don’t need to be defeated. They need us to stop participating in their existence.
So much so.
I absolutely loved this. Leviathan works perfectly as the monster, but the idea underneath it is what really got me: every attempt to fight it, point at it, talk about it, or make it smaller only gives it more attention and therefore more power. “Each harpoon builds a stage” is such a killer way of putting that. And then the ending, “We all fed Leviathan / And Leviathan became,” turns the whole thing back on everyone who thought their little contribution couldn’t possibly matter. Also, the audio was badass. 😂 It genuinely felt like a heavy metal sea shanty you’d hear right before somebody makes the terrible decision to go looking for the monster.
Thank you! I’m so glad that it resonated!
You’re writing is sobering and thought provoking. There are so many writers here who do the. Glad I got here. Not sure how but grateful all the same.
Thank you!
Well Done Tune !! 👍
Thank you!
I love how the monster is made by the people. Whether through rumors, imagination or actual feeding, the belief of the people gives the Leviathan its power and its a lovely insight into the magic of folklore as a whole.
It is something I've been thinking about a lot lately. Thank you, Seb! ❤️
Don’t sing to it and mythology isn’t created.
But going to slay the leviathan isn’t silent song.
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I wrote a poem on the same topic a few weeks back, I went a different direction. It was nice reading your lens. Thanks.
Thank you for reading!
Love me some mythological horror! Very well done🖤🐦⬛
Thank you!!
And then we have the thought about what happens if we do not feed the alligators.
Hmmm…
This is another fantastic piece, Labyrinthia. Every time I think you can't surprise me anymore, you end up doing so in spades.
Thank you so much, Benjamin! 🥰
Love it!
Thank you!
This was a very interesting take on the creature. The idea of it feeding on its Own lore is a lot like the idea of God‘s needing worshippers to continue to exist; and elder gods have disappeared or faded from existence as people no longer worship them or make sacrifices to them.
Thank you so much for listening.
YUP. Lest we be pulled under
Yes!
Your chorus refrains are always so catchy. They hook into my brain and do not leave. That is a gift. Thank you for sharing it with us so often. 💛
Thank you for listening!! ❤️
it's an overwhelming perspective of the Devil incarcerated, because evil lives on our bragging or actual praises, I didn't realize that the leviathan was associated with greed, I had only read where it says that the Leviathan will rise from. the deep.
your work is wonderful as usual.
Thank you!
The currency being our attention.
Fantastic! Loved it very much! 😁🖤🖤
Thank you! ❤️
You’re very good at taking something I think I know… and making me know it better… or differently… which… I guess… is still better. Thank you!