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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
Dagon was a major Semitic god, reportedly of fish and/or fishing, worshipped by the early Amorites and by the inhabitants of the cities of Ebla and Ugarit. | Dagon was a major Semitic god, reportedly of fish and/or fishing, worshipped by the early Amorites and by the inhabitants of the cities of Ebla and Ugarit. It's also the name of a novel by H. P. Lovecraft and the name of a fictional god, ''Father Dagon'', who is worshipped by the ''Deep Ones'', a race of fish-like beings that live underwater. | ||
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