Hebrew Mythology

Hey everybody and welcome back to Raisa's Mythological Creature Blog. Today I will be introducing 10 Mythological Creatures from Hebrew Mythology. 



We start off today with Ziz. This is a mythological griffin like bird that is believed to be able to block the sun out. A myth about the bird tells that Ziz was created to protect the birds that lived in Israel and it was a good hearted creature, but if he didn't protect them, the small birds will die because they made an easy prey to hunters.

A golem is an animated creature created from clay or mud. It can be a man or a woman, but in Hebrew Myths, it is mostly both genders. A myth about the mud man says that over the years, he was used to represent war, community, isolation, hope and despair. One way to bring it to life is walk or dance around it saying a combination of letters from the alphabet.

Broxa is another famous Israeli creature. It is believed to drink the milk of goats, which left nothing for them to feed their babies. According to many superstitions, Broxa was able to shape shift and was unable to be killed by a bullet.

Dybbuk is an evil Hebrew demonic spirit. It is able to enter a living human, cause mental illnesses, talk through his/her mouth and represent a seperate personality. A myth about Dybbuk says that his name came from the fact that he can go inside of people, and it means 'a separation of an evil spirit'.

In Hebrew, there are many demons everywhere. Another one of them is Mazikeen. He is an invisible demon that causes trouble around Israel. A myth about Mazikeen tells that he is the one disturbing everyone with minor annoyances. When they are in danger, he also causes more danger.

Lilith is a spirit who is very dangerous during the night. She can be showing sexual behaviour around men and steals and strangles babies in the darkness. A myth about her says that that she was created from the same dirt as Adam, another Hebrew character. Lilith and another spirit, Naamah, are very similar and have alike features.

Re'em is a giant creature, one is male and one is female. They live opposite one another, one in the east, the other in the west. A myth about Re'em tells that no one knows exactly how they look like, and some people describe them as fierce, fast and impossible to defeat.

Bar Juchne is a massive bird which, like Ziz, is able to block the sun out with its wings. He was mentioned in the Talmud. The story is about a Bar Juchne egg that fell out of its nest, it flooded 60 villages and it said that the egg will be roasted and eaten.

Leviathan is a sea monster. It can accept the fact that it caused tsunamis. A myth about it tells that it can blow flames so hot that the ocean boils when Leviathan swims on top of it.

Shedim is the Hebrew name for spirits and demons. It deals with child and animal sacrifices to faux gods. A myth about this creature says that they are descendants of serpents or demons in the form of serpents.

That's it for today! See you tomorrow! Bye!