All ancient references to him seem to have derived from Plato.

I am confused on this, and some references seem to imply the above as a misconception.

This is an excellent and very obvious point, reference to which seems to be banned in the main stream media.

The former reference seems to suggest the use of Leviathan in magical spells.

The reference to marching seems to suggest a large group, since that activity is not normally associated with a single individual.

But references to the deaths - all were apparently suicides - never seemed far away.

Every reference to time and place seems to break the spell.

These references seem to indicate a continued presence of the society beyond 1834, when it was believed to have been dissolved.

After the first splash in the papers, all reference to the homicide seemed to vanish from sight.

Previous references to Stalin seem to suggest he was only ill tempered.