Ziz
deity sky Jewish single tradition · 5
Ziz is the primordial sky-monster. He is mentioned alongside Behemoth and Leviathan in Jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha.
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When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the 2nd century BC Book of Enoch.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Medusa, basilisk, Fenghuang, Cockatrice, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Zahhak, Žaltys, Zamzummim, Zana e malit, Zână, Zashiki-warashi, Zburator, Zennyo Ryūō, Zhar-Ptitsa, Zhulong, Zhū Què, Žiburinis, Zin, Zlatorog, Zmeu, Zmiy, Zombie, Zouyu, Zuijin, Zunbera-bō, Konrul, Zumrud Anka, griffins, Pegasus, sphinxes, Harpy, Simurgh, Thunderbird, Anzû, mermaids, jinn, Minotaur, manticore, Pamola, Yali, Kamadhenu, Chimera, Lamashtu, Enlil, Sharabha, Apis, Buraq, Lakhmu, Leviathan, Behemoth, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, Zeus, phoenixes, chalkydri, centaur, cherubim
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“as Leviathan is the primeval female sea-monster, dwelling in "the Abyss", and Ziz the primordial sky-monster. Similarly, in the most ancient section of the Second Book of Esdras (6:47–52), written around AD 100 (3:1), the two are described as inhabiting the mountains and the seas”
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“Ziz – A gigantic bird mentioned briefly in the Psalms”
#4484 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ziz (Jewish) – Giant bird”
#5506 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ziz, a giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology”
#5700 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ziz, giant griffin-like bird in Jewish mythology”
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