Behemoth

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Behemoth is a large, demonic, talking black cat and one of Woland’s mischievous companions in Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel "The Master and Margarita."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anthropomorphic animal
cat
demon
fictional character
literary character
ability talking
alignment mischievous
appearsIn The Master and Margarita NERFINISHED
appearsInWorkBy Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED
associatedWith Satanic ball
black magic
satire of Soviet society
basedOn biblical Behemoth (loosely, by name only) NERFINISHED
canPerform magic tricks
canTransform into a humanlike form
canUse firearms
matches
color black
companionOf Woland NERFINISHED
createdBy Mikhail Bulgakov NERFINISHED
drinks vodka
wine
eats pickled mushrooms
firstPublicationContext serialized in magazine Moskva NERFINISHED
gender male
hasCompanion Azazello NERFINISHED
Hella NERFINISHED
Korovyev NERFINISHED
homeLocationInFiction Woland's apartment on Sadovaya Street, Moscow
languageOfWork Russian
literaryGenre magic realism
satire
medium novel
memberOf Woland's retinue NERFINISHED
nationalityOfWorkContext Soviet
notableFor being a large demonic talking black cat
participating in magical pranks in Moscow
notableScene Satan's ball at Woland's apartment NERFINISHED
chaos at the Variety Theatre
occupation demon
personalityTrait boastful
playful
sarcastic
witty
role comic relief
trickster
settingOfAppearance Moscow NERFINISHED
smokes cigarettes
species cat

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