Ancient Near Eastern cultures viewed the sea (Yamm) as a realm of darkness and disorder.
Leviathan | Sea Monster, Biblical Beast & Biblical Sea Creature Leviathan
Hobbes argued that humans in a "state of nature" live in a "war of every man against every man," where life is "nasty, brutish, and short". Ancient Near Eastern cultures viewed the sea (Yamm)
In 1651, Thomas Hobbes repurposed this monster to describe the . " where life is "nasty