Bahamut
From Arabic mythology, Bahamut is an enormous fish that supports the Earth. Its mere glance would annihilate any mortal, shielding humanity from its cosmic grandeur.
At a glance
- Tradition
- Arabian folklore
- Trait family
- The Stone-Gazers
- Symbols
- Fish
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Symbols
Judged against the description by a model. Meanings are our own paraphrase.
- Fish is Fish denote aquatic life, fertility, renewal, divine nourishment, and resurrection, while specific traditions also treat them as offerings, taboos, ghosts’ food, or oracles.
why
From Arabic mythology, Bahamut is an enormous fish that supports the Earth.
Traits
Read from the figure's description, which a model wrote. Open "why" for the sentence a trait came from.
Form
- Bears the world on its back
why
This titanic creature bears the weight of the entire Earth upon its back, serving as the ultimate foundation of our world.
- Deadly gaze
why
It is said that a single glance from this cosmic fish would instantly obliterate any mortal foolish enough to lay eyes upon it.
- Body of cosmic immeasurable size
why
Bahamut's sheer size and power are beyond human comprehension, with its body stretching to lengths that dwarf entire continents.
Behaviour
- Knows past present and future
why
It is said to possess knowledge of all that has been, is, and will be, making it a silent observer and preserver of the cosmic order.
Offensive powers
- Petrifying gaze
why
It is said that a single glance from this cosmic fish would instantly obliterate any mortal foolish enough to lay eyes upon it.
Utility powers
- Cosmic balance
why
This titanic creature bears the weight of the entire Earth upon its back, serving as the ultimate foundation of our world.
- Precognition
why
It is said to possess knowledge of all that has been, is, and will be, making it a silent observer and preserver of the cosmic order.
Roles
Judged from the works' own entries, not from the description. Carries: the figure holds the role. Meets: the role is in its stories, held by something it meets.
- Earth meets
2 citations
- Carol Rose, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons, s.v. "Bahamut."
- Theresa Bane, Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore, s.v. "Bahamut."