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because leviathan is an all powerful ruler who has supreme power over everyone. His power is that of a gods because his word is law and no one can challenge him, however he is only a mortal ruler. Leviathan is a fictional character not an actual god or person.

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Thomas Hobbes calls Leviathan a mortal god because he believed that the power of the sovereign, represented by the Leviathan, can provide order and security to society much like a god would. By granting the sovereign power over all individuals, Hobbes saw it as a necessary authority to prevent the chaos that arises from individuals pursuing their self-interests in a state of nature.

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