Dagon or Dagan (Sumerian: 𒀭𒁕𒃶, romanized: d da-gan; [2] Phoenician: 𐤃𐤂𐤍, romanized: Dāgān) was a god worshipped in ancient Syria, across the middle of the Euphrates, with …

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.

Feb 3, 2023 · Dagon was primarily associated with fertility, including abundant crop harvests, but also dealt with anointing kings and leaders. As a biblical connection, ancient texts from the …

Nov 9, 2022 · He was the fish god (dag in Hebrew means “fish”), and he was represented as a half-man, half-fish creature. This image furthered an evolutionary belief that both men and fish …

Dec 5, 2024 · Dagon is a prominent deity in Babylonian and Mesopotamian mythology, often associated with the sea and agriculture. Initially revered as a fertility god, Dagon’s identity …

Dagon appears in the Bible as a central Philistine deity whose worship clashed with that of the true God. Archaeological findings, historical texts, and the biblical record confirm the …

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 …

DAGON dā’ gŏn (דָּגﯴן, H1837, from דָּגָן, H1841, “grain”). The god Dagon is associated in the OT with the Philistines (1 Chron 10:10), particularly in the centers Gaza (Judg 16:23) and Ashdod …

Once I sought out a celebrated ethnologist, and amused him with peculiar questions regarding the ancient Philistine legend of Dagon, the Fish-God; but soon perceiving that he was hopelessly …

Dagan, West Semitic god of crop fertility, worshiped extensively throughout the ancient Middle East. Dagan was the Hebrew and Ugaritic common noun for “grain,” and the god Dagan was …