Da·gon (d  g n )n. Mythology The chief god of the ancient Philistines, represented as half-man and half-fish. [Hebrew d gôn, of Phoenician origin; see dgn in Semitic roots.] |
Dagon [ˈdeɪgɒn]
n
(Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Bible a god worshipped by the Philistines, represented as half man and half fish
[via Latin and Greek from Hebrew Dāgōn, literally: little fish]
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| Noun | 1. | Dagon - god of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines Philistia - an ancient region on the coast of southwestern Palestine that was strategically located on a trade route between Syria and Egypt; important in biblical times |
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