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2007-02-25 06:54:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dagon of course, but I doubt he had any influence on the word dragon, being as it was in a completely different part of the world and the tritonesque deity doesn't resemble the reptilian monsters much at all
2007-02-25 06:57:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know which "dragon" or which "dagon" you're referring to, but I'll take a stab, assuming you mean the Philistine "dagon" and dragon as a generality.
The "dragon" is obviously an older concept, though referred to in other terms. Dagon of the Philistines can only be traced as far back as the Iron Age.
2007-02-25 14:59:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I am going to answer this from a Biblical point of view.
According to the Bible the Dragon is Satan, the deceiver and Dagon was the primary god of the Phillistines. Since Satan is older, I would say he came first.
2007-02-25 14:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by Jouvert 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dragon came first. The dragon named serpent, Satan, devil and Leviathan created the false god Dagon.
2007-02-25 15:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea, or the two friends that turned out to be oxymorons.
2007-02-25 15:00:31 · answer #5 · answered by SST 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋