What kind of monster is the "Behemoth" in Qin Emperor written by Tang Jia San Shao? Is it a gorilla? Or an ape?

Behemoth (also translated as Behemoth) is a mythical creature in the West. It is called Behemot/B'hemot in Hebrew, which means "herd of beasts", implying that it is huge and can only be compared with it if the beasts are together. Regarding its appearance, the "Bible" has the most detailed record: "Look at the hippopotamus. I made you and I made it. It eats grass like an ox. Its strength is in its loins, and its strength is in the sinews of its belly. It The sinews of its thighs are like cedars, and its limbs are like rods of iron. . The mountains provide it with food and are a place for all kinds of animals to play. It lies under the reeds and in the puddles, where the shade of the lotus leaves shields it. The willow trees surround it. The river is flooded, and it does not fight. Even when the water of the Jordan reaches its mouth, it is safe. Who can catch it and pierce its nose." (Chapter 40 of the Book of Job in the Bible) Except for the fact that the tail is like a cedar tree, this description is more consistent with the hippopotamus, so the translator of the Union Version directly refers to Behemoth as "hippopotamus". But regarding its prototype, some people say elephant, buffalo, crocodile, and dinosaur. In William Blake's illustrations of the Book of Job, Behemoth resembles a hippopotamus, with tusks, human ears, and a lion's tail.

Behemoth is the largest creature on land and can swallow a thousand mountains every day. It cannot leave those mountains or time will be disrupted. Because of its insatiable appetite, God only created one (one theory is that there was originally a pair, but God later killed the female beast). According to the Book of Job, Behemoth was the first creature, but according to the Apocrypha, both Behemoth and Leviathan were born on the fifth day of creation: “On the fifth day, you commanded the waters to cover the entire land. Part of the land, to produce birds and fish. … Then you select two animals, and you name them. One is called the Behemoth, and the other is called the Sea Devil. You separate them from each other, because the sea cannot contain them. Two. You made giant beasts live on a land that you dried up on the third day of creation.

You made sea monsters live in the sea. You keep these two animals alive so that your chosen people may feast on them at the time you have chosen.” (2 Ezra, Chapter 6) The record in 1 Enoch. It is roughly similar, except that the sea demon is female and the giant beast is male. The former lives in the abyss of the sea, and the latter's lair is in the misty desert east of the Garden of Eden. Beamon is also mentioned in Chapter 7 of Milton's "Paradise Lost", and the time of creation is changed to the sixth day. The Old Testament exegesis book Midash calls Behemoth an invincible creature that can only be killed by the sword of the Lord. The "Apocrypha" mentions "a feast", which should refer to the Messiah's feast in the last days.

At that time, the giant beasts and the sea demons will fight and eventually die together, becoming the food of the saints together with the giant bird perch. There is another saying that they will all be thrown into the abyss. Illustration of "Dictionary of Hell" by M.L. Bourton. During the summer solstice in April of the Jewish calendar, Beamon's spiritual strength reached its peak for the year. At that time, it will touch the ground on its hind legs, roar and hiss loudly, and the sound will shock the whole world. Tigers, leopards and jackals were deterred by it and did not dare to hunt wantonly throughout the year, and many weak creatures were able to escape. Later generations gradually added demonic characteristics to Behemoth. The French monsterologist Henri Bouguet and the Russian occultist Helena Polavasky both regarded it as a symbol of darkness and evil and a minion of Satan. The appearance of the giant beast also gradually changed.

The most common version is an elephant with a round belly and standing on two legs, and the variations are whales, dogs, foxes, wolves, etc. It served as the guardian of hell, often hosted grand banquets, and was famous for its singing voice in the underworld. In Islamic tradition, Behemoth is Bahamut, or Bahīmūth or Bahamut in Arabic, and is a monster that supports the land. In Persia, it was equated with Hehayoush. Beamon's ancestor in mythology may be attributed to Tavarre, the Egyptian god of production. She has the head of a hippopotamus, the legs and feet of a lion, the back and tail of a crocodile, and the rest retains the human form.