i've been looking at the marvelous jewish encyclopedia recently. aparently the behemoth may be modelled on the hippo. not as foolish as it sounds given that hippos kill more humans each year than any other big game. however the relationship to Tiamat (primal chaos) is probably a better fit. though hippos rising from the primordial chaos.......
Posted by flambingo at April 8, 2003 03:59 PM