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Dagon
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What's The Definition Of Dagon?
[n] (Phoenician and Philistine) god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dagon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Dagon: See Also | Semitic deity Dagon In Webster's Dictionary \Da"gon\ (d[=a]"g[o^]n), [Heb. D[=a]gon, fr. dag a fish:
cf. Gr. Dagw`n.]
The national god of the Philistines, represented with the
face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a
fish. --W. Smith.
This day a solemn feast the people hold To Dagon, their
sea idol. --Milton.
They brought it into the house of Dagon. --1 Sam. v. 2.
\Dag"on\ (d[a^]g"[o^]n), n. [See {Dag} a loose end.] A slip or piece. [Obs.] --Chaucer. |
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