This Biblical prophet of Pethor had a conversation with his beast of burden when it started to talk
The Beast Out of the Sea (13:1-10) As one studies this section, it is helpful to 
keep in ... Chapter 12 closed with the dragon who, knowing that his time was 
short, was ... Satan has always been desperately set on ruling men and being .... 
used for the holy angels, and with kthnos, a beast of burden as an ox.