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Dagon (Hebrew: דָּגוֹן, Dāgōn) or Dagan (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁕𒃶, romanized: d da-gan; Phoenician: 𐤃𐤂𐤍, romanized: Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attestations of his cult come from cities such as Mari and Emar as ...
Feb 3, 2023 · One of the most interesting and prominent idols from the Old Testament is the Philistine god Dagon. Dagon in the Bible was a major focus of worship in the area, and God dealt with this idol a few times in the historical narrative.
Nov 9, 2022 · Dagon was the chief deity of the Philistines, and the worship of this pagan god dates back the third millennium BC. According to ancient mythology, Dagon was the father of Baal. He was the fish god ( dag in Hebrew means “fish”), and he was represented as a half-man, half-fish creature.
Nov 22, 2016 · Their pagan god Dagon, also referred to as Dagan, was a fertility deity who eventually morphed into an important Semitic god. Dagon was represented by both grain and fish, symbols of fertility and multiplying.
Dagon was an ancient northwest Semitic god worshiped by the early Amorites and by the people of Ebla and Ugarit. He was also a major god, perhaps the chief god, of the biblical Philistines. Mythological sources on Dagon are far from consistent. The prevailing view today is that Dagon was a fertility deity related to grain and agriculture.
Dagon is a deity from Mesopotamian mythology who was incorporated into H. P. Lovecraft's fiction in the short story "Dagon", eventually becoming a prominent element of the Cthulhu Mythos, where he is often referred to as Father Dagon.
Dagon. By H. P. Lovecraft. I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Penniless, and at the end of my supply of the drug which alone makes life endurable, I can bear the torture no longer; and shall cast myself from this garret window into the squalid street below.
In the anime and manga series Jujutsu Kaisen, Dagon is a curse, a monster born from the fear humans feel about the ocean. The character's humanoid octopus-like appearance bears some resemblance to Cthulhu's description present in Lovecraft's posterior short story The Call of Cthulhu.
Oct 31, 2001 · Dagon: Directed by Stuart Gordon. With Ezra Godden, Francisco Rabal, Raquel Meroño, Macarena Gómez. A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring.
May 8, 2018 · In the mythology of the ancient Near East, Dagon (or Dagan) was a major deity associated with fertility, vegetation, and military strength. Followers in Mesopotamia* built many temples dedicated to him. Some people believe that Dagon was worshiped as a fish god or a god of the sea, while others identify him as a god of grain and agriculture.
