dagon

• Nombre propio de una deidad asociada con la agricultura y la tierra, que era el dios nacional de los filisteos.

A proper noun referring to a deity of agriculture and the earth, who was the national god of the Philistines.

incontable · nombre propio

1. Ancient deityC2formal

   A god of fertility, agriculture, and the earth, worshipped by the Philistines and other ancient Semitic peoples.

   dagón

   • The temple of Dagon was a central place of worship in Philistine cities.
   • In the Bible, the Philistines placed the captured Ark of the Covenant in the temple of Dagon.
   • Ancient texts describe Dagon as a god who brought bountiful harvests.