Lake & Sea Monsters · Middle East
Bahamut
Cosmic Ocean
Origin and tradition
Arabic cosmology describes Bahamut as an immense fish or sea creature supporting layers of the world.
Illustration in this atlas
A cosmic fish of impossible size, with scales like continents and an eye compared to a shining moon.
References and further reading
These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.
Approximate location: 26.8° N, 50.6° E


