dagon

• Nom propre désignant une divinité de l'agriculture et de la terre, qui était le dieu national des Philistins.

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

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Ancient deityC2formal

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

   Dagon, divinité philistine

   • 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.