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Dagon

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Da·gon

D0006100 (dā′gŏn′)n. Mythology A god widely worshipped by the Mesopotamians, Amorites, Phoenicians, and other peoples of the ancient Near East and often associated with grain, agriculture, and storms. In the Bible, he is presented as the chief god of the Philistines, and traditions dating from the first half of the first millennium ad depict him in the form of a merman.
[Hebrew dāgôn, of Phoenician origin; see dgn in Semitic roots.]

Dagon

(ˈdeɪɡɒn) n (Bible) Bible a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish[C14: via Latin and Greek from Hebrew Dāgōn, literally: little fish]
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Noun1.Dagon - god of agriculture and the earth; national god of PhilistinesPhilistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical timesPhenicia, Phoenicia - an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean

Dagon

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Dagon

(dā`gŏn), god of fertility, widely worshiped in the Middle East, particularly in Canaan. In the Bible he is mentioned as one of the chief deities of the Philistines.

Dagon

(Dāgan) fish-corn god symbolizing fertility and abundance. [Babyl. Myth.: Parrinder, 72; Jobes, 410]See: Abundance

Dagon

(Dāgan) fish-corn god symbolizing fecundity and abundance. [Babyl. Myth.: Parrinder, 71; Jobes, 405]See: Fertility

Dagon

Philistine idol; falls, losing head and hands. [O.T.: I Samuel 5:1–4]See: Mutilation

Dagon

Bible a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish

Dagon

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Related to Dagon: Baal
  • noun

Words related to Dagon

noun god of agriculture and the earth

Related Words

  • Philistia
  • Phenicia
  • Phoenicia
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