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Kyogre is most likely based on the Hebrew legends of the [[wp:leviathan|leviathan]], the gigantic primeival master of all sea creatures. While early myths about the leviathan make it out to be crocodile- or serpent-like, later depictions have changed to show it as a whale in many cases. Its counterpart was the [[wp:behemoth|behemoth]]. | Kyogre is most likely based on the Hebrew legends of the [[wp:leviathan|leviathan]], the gigantic primeival master of all sea creatures. While early myths about the leviathan make it out to be crocodile- or serpent-like, later depictions have changed to show it as a whale in many cases. Its counterpart was the [[wp:behemoth|behemoth]]. | ||
===Name origin=== | ===Name origin=== | ||
Kyogre's name can be broken up into 海 ''kai'', ocean, and ''[[wp:orca|orca]]'', a species of dolphin | Kyogre's name can be broken up into 海 ''kai'', ocean, and ''[[wp:orca|orca]]'', a species of dolphin. Its name is not likely to have been derived directly from ''ogre'', which are mythologial land beasts. It is worth noting that without the last syllable, ''Kyogre'' spells out 海王 ''kaiō'', which are the first two characters in 海王星 ''Kaiōsei'', [[wp:Neptune (mythology)|Neptune]]. | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
*[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Kyogre | *[[List of German Pokémon names|German]]: Kyogre | ||