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List of Gods : "Supreme Dagan" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Supreme god name "Dagan"	Kafir / Afghanistan	A local supreme god that it bears no relation to be Semitic god Dagan
Supreme god name "Dagan (2)"	Western Semitic / Canaanite / Phoenician	Grain and fertility god. The father of BAAL in Ugaritic creation epics. A major sanctuary was built in his honor at Mari [Syria] and he was recognized in parts of Mesopotamia where he acquired the consort Salas. Worshiped mainly at Gaza and Asdod, but also the supreme god of the Philistines. Known in biblical references as Dagon (Judges 16.23). Mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Maccabees. The cult is thought to have continued until circa 150 BC. Israelite misinterpretation of the Ugaritic root Dagan led to the åśśumption that he was a fish god, therefore attributes include a fish tail....
Supreme god name "Dagan (3)"	Kafir / Afghanistan	Local supreme god. This god bears no relation to the Semitic god Dagan, but is known by several synonyms including Dagon, Doghan and Deogan. He has been identified in several villages in the south of the Kafir region [southern Nuristan]. Dagan may be less a proper name than a title of respect....

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