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Bahamut (Arabic: بهموت‎ Bahamūt) is a vast fish that supports the earth in Arabian mythology. In some sources, Bahamut is described as having a head resembling a hippopotamus or elephant.

In Jorge Luis Borges' Book of Imaginary Beings, Bahamut is a beast of Arabic mythology "altered and magnified" from Behemoth. In Arabic myth, Bahamut is a giant fish, described as so immense that a human cannot bear its sight; "all the seas of the world, placed in one of the fish's nostrils, would be like a mustard seed laid in the desert". According to Borges, Bahamut is the giant creature that Isa beholds in the 496th night of the One Thousand and One Nights.

Borges cites one Muslim tradition that describes Bahamut as a fish floating in a fathomless sea. On the fish is a bull called Kujata, on the bull, a ruby mountain; on the mountain, an angel; over the angel, six hells; over the hells, earth; and over the earth, seven heavens. Another tradition places the Earth's foundation on water, the water on a crag, the crag on a bull's forehead, the bull on a bed of sand, the sand on Bahamut, Bahamut on a stifling wind, and the wind on a mist; what is beneath the mist is unknown. In a similar telling of the hierarchy, Bahamut supports a layer of sand, on which stands a giant bull, on whose forehead rests a mountain of rock which holds the waters in which the earth is located. In popular culture and modern depictions, Bahamut appears more related to dragons, specially on Dungeons and dragons and Final fantasy series.


well im a big fan of FF, this one is a mixture btween ffVI ffVII and FFIX... and yes have a little touch of diablos GF, is still along Shiva, my favorite Summon/GF/aeon/esper/etc

photshop cs/intuos/5 hours... music:Clash on the Big Bridge of FF V the black mages version... nobuo uematsu is a genious

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brodyshook [2023-03-01 14:01:25 +0000 UTC]

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AragiArt [2022-11-04 11:57:19 +0000 UTC]

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greatwhiteshark1993 [2022-07-07 09:58:45 +0000 UTC]

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GMQUilmataalpha [2021-08-26 03:30:07 +0000 UTC]

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Leytala-Velnial [2018-11-19 16:48:13 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow...I had no idea Bahamut was sometimes depicted as a fish

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hubertberrum In reply to Leytala-Velnial [2019-04-10 20:13:29 +0000 UTC]

Whale actually

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Leytala-Velnial In reply to hubertberrum [2019-04-10 20:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh

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hubertberrum In reply to Leytala-Velnial [2019-04-10 21:02:43 +0000 UTC]

Well whale or fish

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aranous [2016-07-28 18:52:06 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I hope that someday you might do a drawing of the actual FFIX Bahamut! i.imgur.com/qL7o5Lp.jpg i.imgur.com/zABRlIF.jpg i.imgur.com/Qd4dVFu.jpg

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luciano6254 [2016-07-07 14:27:12 +0000 UTC]

Wow, i never hear about bahamut

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rodgersergio2 [2016-06-28 07:29:00 +0000 UTC]

#jaspers  

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silversnie [2016-06-12 22:51:58 +0000 UTC]

>Fish
Why aren't there more draconic fish like this?

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Austin7613 [2016-01-31 19:43:52 +0000 UTC]

is it me or would Bahamut be considered one of Final Fantasy's mascots? I mean when I think of final fantasy he's one of the first things that comes to mind

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Anon200 [2016-01-30 02:57:11 +0000 UTC]

I really didn't care for "The After Years" that much, but my favorite part had to be...

NEARLY DEAD MYSTERIOUS GIRL: Re...fle-

BAHAMUT: Don't bother.

(Annihilates with Megaflare)

Awesome pic.

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Suiyin02 [2015-08-20 02:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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monsterlord-18 [2015-07-05 02:37:36 +0000 UTC]

*mouth drops from the pure epicness this is*

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Honeclaws In reply to monsterlord-18 [2015-07-20 15:57:02 +0000 UTC]

Ditto

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LordRudson [2015-03-04 17:07:27 +0000 UTC]

Amazing picture!

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TheAthkore [2015-01-01 20:06:59 +0000 UTC]

ITS A FISH?!?!?!

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Honeclaws In reply to TheAthkore [2015-07-20 15:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Yes. Read stuff on the bible and you will find alot of things.

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hubertberrum In reply to Honeclaws [2019-09-18 21:53:17 +0000 UTC]

Actually bahamut is not from the Bible nor is it in Christian stuff it’s a Arab creature there is however the Leviathan in the Bible which is a literal sea dragon

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BlazingDragonLord [2014-12-18 22:26:49 +0000 UTC]

Great job, this is awesome!

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TheValefor [2014-09-24 01:59:16 +0000 UTC]

An excellent work indeed, no one objects that.

But honestly, I dont really feel he is Bahamut, just to me nothing negative intended ^^. Some dragons I have saw over the years are TRULY worthy of the name "Bahamut", and those are the ones of FFVII (especialy Crisis Core, Fury and Zero) FFXIII, FFX, and the ones of Type-0. Those are really Bahamuts and it would be awesome if you ever draw a Bahamut with those ones charateristics ^^

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tomeojr [2014-06-22 02:48:42 +0000 UTC]

Will you be drawing Behemoth, Leviathan, and Ziz?

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TheCoreOfAllEmotion [2014-01-21 16:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Bahamut! That's my Dragon God!

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Kleigen [2013-12-25 04:08:02 +0000 UTC]

Tantas fuentes ha tenido Bahamut en cuanto a mitologías, que la más cercana es la de ser un pez gigante navegando por el universo. Por lo que leí, por ahí su cercanía con parecer un dragón en las entregas de FF es por su relación con la oscuridad, la cual es simbología de los dragones. Excelente ilustración, como siempre, Genzo.

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dreamingshadow18 [2013-11-14 20:27:44 +0000 UTC]

Just lovely.

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AceOfKeys72 [2013-10-23 16:38:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah i can see the influence of VII and IX in this piece. and very nice i'm really impressed with how detailed this came out

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vevans0009 [2013-09-28 20:32:33 +0000 UTC]

Always liked this dragon from the FF games!

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SonofSpardaDante [2013-08-11 07:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I finally found where this photo i came across Just love it ♥ A powerful aura emits from it also

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ShinjitsuVeritas [2013-08-10 10:23:34 +0000 UTC]

This is one hell of a Bahamut picture

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mpmp15 [2013-04-21 20:50:52 +0000 UTC]

Muito legal mesmo!!!!

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MADARTISTJOC [2013-04-20 19:44:23 +0000 UTC]

cool critter!

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jbconcepts87 [2013-04-10 00:08:46 +0000 UTC]

Big fan of Final fantasy too. Bahamut is epic!

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rosey996 [2013-03-09 01:17:01 +0000 UTC]

EPIC!

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ZarthialDragon [2013-03-08 11:54:56 +0000 UTC]

Woooah! The King of Dragons!!

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DragonPirateXIII [2013-02-28 07:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow. After reading the info on Bahamut in the description..... that's a fucking big fish.

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yyang86 [2013-02-20 18:31:23 +0000 UTC]

This rendering of Bahamut is incredible, especially since I am a big fan of Final Fantasy myself! Very nostalgic. I happen to love Shiva too (FF8 or 10) so it would be pretty cool if you suddenly decided to create her or even better, all of the Final Fantasy guardian forces

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LokStrife97 [2013-01-15 01:31:23 +0000 UTC]

Rise my beast

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VoidForce [2013-01-12 02:11:08 +0000 UTC]

Looks great, hope to see more like it.

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gonzalossj3 [2013-01-10 22:52:35 +0000 UTC]

wow una de mis cartas mas poderosas que tengo de mi mazo dragon de MyL que vuelva MyL

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Yerac [2012-12-19 04:55:16 +0000 UTC]

Hah! I remember arguing with my friend over how to pronounce his name. Great pic!

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powerofmu [2012-12-02 03:08:37 +0000 UTC]

Cool

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phoenixdragongod [2012-11-27 23:07:29 +0000 UTC]

win

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ArachAiden [2012-11-23 02:56:20 +0000 UTC]

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aceofaces1980 [2012-10-25 21:57:40 +0000 UTC]

Ya SERIOUSLY need to do something about this bahamut picture!! His head looks like it was run over by a Mck Truck!!

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Pinturo [2012-10-25 14:51:25 +0000 UTC]

I call down the Lord of Dragons! He shall smite thee with his mighty Mega Flare! Come forth.....BAHAMUT!

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KmzCloud [2012-09-07 00:46:47 +0000 UTC]

OHLORD!AWEASOME! simply amazing, man.
Congratz!

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ZipMckinley [2012-08-31 16:54:32 +0000 UTC]

Epic Bahamut! Had to fave it, couldn't resist!

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