Legends, Myths, and the Supernatural

I really like to delve into things that haven't been answered. If you've read the Mistborn trilogy, then you could probably compare me to Hammond (Ham). I have a theory that concerns Dragons, the Loch Ness Monster (Nessie for short), and the Bible. Part of it is fact, part most is just theory.

Genesis 3: 14 says: And the Lord God said unto the serpent, "Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life."

You see how it says "serpent?" Well the word that was translated as serpent was tannin. Tannin was originally translated as "Dragon." Cool, eh? Then I found other references to Dragons. It says that there were two; one to walk on land, the other to swim in water. The one that lived on land was called the Behemoth, the one the swim was called the Leviathan. (Pretty sweet that Dragons are real, eh?) I came up with this theory before I found out Dragons were real. I'll put it at the end of this blog, it'll be in these ( ).

Job 40:15-24 says; Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.

That is the best reference I could find to the Behemoth. Sounds pretty strong doesn't it? Wait until you read the next verses! (They're about the Leviathan.)

Job chapter 41 says; "Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves. The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble. Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."

There are lots and lots of verses in the Bible that refer to Dragons. There is another verse I read that had a short descirption of the Leviathan. There is also a short description of the "serpent" who decieved Eve. I think that the "serpent" and the Leviathan are one and the same. The short descriptions are differently worded, but they are basically the same. I don't remember where they were found, but I remember most of it. I'll put it in my own words. They were described to have long necks (like a Giraffe), barrel-like bodies, small heads (like a cows), and to be a greyish-green.

(If you have done as much research on Nessie as I have, you'll see where I'm going with this.)

I found this sight with over 200 sightings of Nessie listed, and most of those descriptions were similar to the one of the Leviathan and the "serpent." My theory is that Nessie is the Leviathan, or one of it's descendents. You're probably saying to yourself, "How is that possible? The "serpent" doesn't have legs, and Nessie does." Well, it's possible because no one has seen Nessie's legs. Sure, there have been sightings of her on land, but no one has seen her legs, at least, not Nessie's.

I found about twenty that compared the creature they saw to a camel, but smaller, it had a humped back and fairly long legs, it was a pale sandy-yellow, it's head was like a camels also.

That description seems too unlike Nessie's to be the same thing. I think it is some other undiscovered creature of this vast world. People say that Nessie is a monster, and we all know that monsters are supposedly evil things. But the if you look the word monster up, the definition is "something that we don't understand." (That's my wording of it.) Whenever I hear the word monster, or something similar, the phrase "People are afraid of what they don't understand." There's a compannian to that phrase that was in The Hero of Ages (by Brandon Sanderson, book III of the Mistborn trilogy) Elend had said, "People are afraid of what they don't understand, but they can't be afraid of things they do understand." It makes sense, but that counteracts another statement made by Kelsier in Mistborn (book I of the Mistborn trilogy) Kelsier was giving Vin lessons in Allomancy at the time (I think). He had said, "There's always another secret."

There's always another secret. That means that you can't really understand things--How the heck did I go from talking about my theory to talking about Mistborn? Ah well, I said I'd tell you how I found out about the Dragons.

(I had just thought my theory up that the "serpent" and Nessie were one and the same, my dad was outside reading. I went out to tell him about it, and when started saying that I thought the "serpent" and Nessie were the same, he said, "You think Nessie's the Leviathan." Well, that had stumped me. I told him that hadn't known that Dragons were real. He told me about them, and I rethought my theory. I did research, and then came this theory!

That's all I have for now! If anyone has a legend, myth, or story they would like me to investigate, I'd be glad to! Just leave a comment, or message me. I don't have many things to make theories on, so if you gave me something, I would have something to do besides read all day!

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