DAGON

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

God of agriculture and the earth; national god of Philistines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Semitic deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites)

Domain region:

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)

Phenicia; Phoenicia (an ancient maritime country (a collection of city states) at eastern end of the Mediterranean)

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