Lotan

Lôtān,Litan, or Litānu (Ugaritic: Ltn, lit. "Coiled") was a sea monster in Canaanite mythology, similar to as Leviathan in Hebrew mythology. Lotan seems to have been prefigured by Têmtum, the serpent killed by the benevolent storm god Hadad in Syrian seals of the 18th–16th century BC.

In the Baal Cycle discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, Lotan is a servant of the sea god Yammu and is defeated by the benevolent storm god Baʿal, possibly with the help or by the hand of his sister ʿAnat. Lotan or Litanu was his proper name. The account has gaps, making it unclear whether some phrases describe him or other monsters at Yammu's disposal. Most scholars agree on describing him as "the fugitive serpent" (bṯn brḥ) but he may or may not be "the wriggling serpent" (bṯn ʿqltn) or "the mighty one with seven heads" (šlyṭ d.šbʿt rašm).

The Baal Cycle's description of Lotan is directly paralleled by a passage in the later Apocalypse of Isaiah, in which Yahweh fights Leviathan. Clear influences of the myth are visible in the slaying of Typhon in Greek mythology.

Lotan (disambiguation)

Lotan or Litanu (Ugaritic: Ltn) was a Levantine sea monster who fought the god Baʿal and developed in Hebrew lore as Leviathan.

Lotan may also refer to:

  • Lotan, Israel, a Kibbutz in southern Israel
  • Lotan Baba or Mohan Das, Indian holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels
  • Lotan son of Seir, a person named in the Bible
  • Loton, a village in Naraingarh, Haryana, India
  • Surname

  • Jonah Lotan (born 1973), Israeli actor
  • Nili Lotan, Israeli-American fashion designer
  • Lotan, Israel

    Lotan (Hebrew: לוֹטָן) is a Reform kibbutz in the Arabah Valley in the Negev desert in southern Israel. It was founded in 1983 by idealistic Israeli and American youths who together built a profit sharing community based on pluralistic, egalitarian and creative Jewish values while protecting the environment. The name of the Kibbutz derives from "one of the sons of Seir". (Genesis 36:20) (a descendant of Esau, who lived in Edom nearby. The community is home to over 150 people from around the world including 20 families and their children who are members, rent paying residents, volunteers, 18-year-old Israelis who are volunteer for a year of service and leadership training preceding compulsory national service and other educational groups. Lotan is a member of the Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism and the Global Ecovillage Network. Income is generated by growing Medjoul and Dekel Noir dates, dairy cows for milk and goats for cheese production, member’s incomes from work throughout the region and eco-tourism including bird-watching and holistic health – in particular Watsu – water shiatsu – treatments and courses. The kibbutz’s Center for Creative Ecology is an environmental education, research and conservation institution. The Center offers academic programs in conjunction with UMass Amherst and certification courses in Permaculture - Sustainable Design and Training training. The Center’s facilities include and educational, interactive park for organic and urban agriculture, natural building and solar energy demonstrations as well as the super energy efficient EcoCampus – a unique neighborhood constructed from earth plastered straw bales.

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