# Dagon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdeɪ.ɡɒn/ · frequency rank #55,368

## Definitions
1. The main god of the Phoenicians. Although at one time believed to be represented as half man and half fish, modern scholarship recognizes that the latter was the apkallu, while Dagan/Dagon was a grain god.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew דגון.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dagon