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Since I can't come up with a decent design for Bastet after a month and I'm starting
to get tangled in college matters, you guys get a Behemoth this week. Not so exciting, I know.
Sorry about that.

---Behemoth, King of earthly beasts--------------------------------------------------------
In biblical lore, the Behemoth is the primeval beast of the land, ruling over all of
the terrestrial animals. He exists as a counterpart to the Leviathan, the primal
beast of the sea, and the Ziz, the primal beast of the skies. The Behemoth is
described as a colossal herbivorous creature, with power unmatched,
representing the futility of humanity's actions in comparison to itself, and in
turn, to God himself, who tames the creature by putting a ring on its nose.
Its powers reaches its apex during the summer solstice each year, an occasion
on which it releases a mighty roar, making all animals on the earth tremble
in fear and rendering them less feroucious for the next year. This supposedly
prevents them from growing ever more powerful, saving both humans and
weak animals. According to legend, in the end of times, God will release it
to fight the Leviathan in a battle to the death, culminating in the demise of
both creatures. The Behemoth's meat will then serve as food and the Leviathan's
skin as canopies for the righteous. The famous Grimoire Dictionnaire Infernal
depicts it as a full fledged demon, taking the form of a very obese humanoid
elephant, ruling over the sin of Gluttony and regarded as one of Hell's
greatest demonic singers.
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This guy must have one of the ugliest faces I've ever drawn.

I actually have a funny story with the Behemoth, as he was originally supposed to be the
first design I would have posted here on DA when I started this account. But in the end
he turned out very shitty, and I posted an older drawing instead, Gabriel. Ah...Good times.

People have been trying for ages to figure out what a Behemoth actually is, citing ever
herbivorous beast possible (and even dinosaurs!) as a possibility. So, I did the logic thing
and mixed them all! An ox-rhinoceros-elephant-hippopotamus hybrid! To emphasize its power
I've tried to exaggerate a lot on its features, like muscles and tusks.

The city on its back is to give it a sense of scale, since you cant' really tell how big it really
is on its own. This idea goes back to an old comic project of mine, which featured in one saga
a city sitting atop the back of a sleeping Behemoth. So nostalgic.

Well, that's it from me, hope you all liked it!
See you all next time!

Description
Since I can't come up with a decent design for Bastet after a month and I'm starting
to get tangled in college matters, you guys get a Behemoth this week. Not so exciting, I know.
Sorry about that.

---Behemoth, King of earthly beasts--------------------------------------------------------
In biblical lore, the Behemoth is the primeval beast of the land, ruling over all of
the terrestrial animals. He exists as a counterpart to the Leviathan, the primal
beast of the sea, and the Ziz, the primal beast of the skies. The Behemoth is
described as a colossal herbivorous creature, with power unmatched,
representing the futility of humanity's actions in comparison to itself, and in
turn, to God himself, who tames the creature by putting a ring on its nose.
Its powers reaches its apex during the summer solstice each year, an occasion
on which it releases a mighty roar, making all animals on the earth tremble
in fear and rendering them less feroucious for the next year. This supposedly
prevents them from growing ever more powerful, saving both humans and
weak animals. According to legend, in the end of times, God will release it
to fight the Leviathan in a battle to the death, culminating in the demise of
both creatures. The Behemoth's meat will then serve as food and the Leviathan's
skin as canopies for the righteous. The famous Grimoire Dictionnaire Infernal
depicts it as a full fledged demon, taking the form of a very obese humanoid
elephant, ruling over the sin of Gluttony and regarded as one of Hell's
greatest demonic singers.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This guy must have one of the ugliest faces I've ever drawn.

I actually have a funny story with the Behemoth, as he was originally supposed to be the
first design I would have posted here on DA when I started this account. But in the end
he turned out very shitty, and I posted an older drawing instead, Gabriel. Ah...Good times.

People have been trying for ages to figure out what a Behemoth actually is, citing ever
herbivorous beast possible (and even dinosaurs!) as a possibility. So, I did the logic thing
and mixed them all! An ox-rhinoceros-elephant-hippopotamus hybrid! To emphasize its power
I've tried to exaggerate a lot on its features, like muscles and tusks.

The city on its back is to give it a sense of scale, since you cant' really tell how big it really
is on its own. This idea goes back to an old comic project of mine, which featured in one saga
a city sitting atop the back of a sleeping Behemoth. So nostalgic.

Well, that's it from me, hope you all liked it!
See you all next time!