Dagan n 1: god of agriculture and earth; counterpart of Phoenician Dagon
Dagan \Dagan\ prop. n. the Mesopotanian god of agriculture and earth; it is a counterpart of Phoenician and Philistine Dagon. Note: See references to Dagon in the Bible and in the opera Samson et Dalila. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]