Middle English Dictionary Entry
Dagon n.
Entry Info
| Forms | Dagon n. |
| Etymology | L, from Heb. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
The national deity of the ancient Philistines, represented with the head, chest, and arms of a man, and the tail of a fish.
Associated quotations
- a1425(a1382) WBible(1) (Corp-O 4)Judg.16.23 : The princis of Philistiens camen to gidre in oon, for to offre oostis of greet worship to Dagon, her god.