Dagon

Dagon

Description

Dagon is a god of fertility and renewal, but also war. He lusts after Derketo, and in some city-states of Shem is regarded as her primary mate. He likes to see the trophies of his victories piled before him, especially the heads of his enemies.

Rituals and Beliefs

Like most of the Shemite gods, he demands his worshippers approach him in the nude. They abstain from eating fish but abstain from little else. Their rites and ceremonies are orgiastic and self-indulgent. Dagon is said to favour those who bring him the heads of their enemies.

Priesthood

Priests of Dagon can be warriors and of noble birth. The Shemite King of Dan-Marcah, a coastal city of Pelishtia, is a priest of Dagon. Temple of Dagon also has a lot of influence in the city of Nedrezzar in western Shem. Some ceremonies re-enact the mating of Dagon and Derketo.

Dagon

Dagon Descriptor

DAGON

(Intermediate Deity)

Pantheon: Dagon
Gender: Masculine
Regions:

• Shem
• Southern Black Kingdoms

Attributes:

• Fish
• Wheat or Corn
• Severed Head

Representations: Male Anthropomorphic Fish
Sphere of Power:

• Protection
• Water
• Weather
• War
• Fertility
• Renewal

Can Be Worshipped with Other Gods:

• Within Shemite Pantheon
• Within Southern Black Kingdoms Pantheon

Conan Lore Archives
Faith and Fervour, Mongoose Publishing, 2006
Shem: Gateway to the South, Mongoose Publishing, 2006