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I read that Dagon was the same as Vishnu. An illustration of him showed him as having the face of Vishnu, four arms, and the tail of a fish. The article also said that there was also a pagoda dedicated to Dagon in India. Is this for real or was the author making it up? Auric The Rad 23:25, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

The author didn't realize that the people he heard this from were making it up... --Wetman 18:04, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I have heard various conspiracy theorists (especially the protestant Christian ones) that Dagon had a direct influence on Catholicism and that the hat which the pope wears is directly related to the hats which the priests of Dagon wore. Whether there is any truth to this, it should be mentioned. http://www.thetruthishere.com/dagon.html

The "hat." Will we ever get all the world's nonsense into Wikipedia, where we want it, I wonder?

[edit] Removed overheated 19th century fantasy

"and it is therefore interesting to note that he gave oracles, that he had a circular temple, where he was sometimes worshipped by human sacrifices, that there were wells in the sacred circuit, and that there was also a place of adoration to him situated, as was usual, outside, the town. Certain marmora in the temple, which might not be, approached, especially by women, may perhaps be connected with the miptān which must be leapt over and not trodden upon." (That "place of adoration" outside of town was the Christian church, according to Marcus Diaconis, the only written source! Some 19th century Baptist had been staying up too late reading Salammbo eh.) --Wetman 21:18, 3 Apr 2005 (UTC)

[edit] In Fiction

I'd love it if someone could get a proper quote and reference that lovely 'Samson' episode of Pinky and the Brain in which the Phillistines demand Samson bow down before their 'giant papier-mache weasel-god' Dagon.

Dagon might be relevant to a deeper understanding of that episode of "Pinky and the Brain" but the episode isn't relevant to Dagon. ...but you already knew that! --Wetman 18:04, 24 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Is there any real connection to Dagon here?: Also, in Digimon Zero Two, the Master of the Sea of Darkness (even when it is not shown clearly) is known as Dagomon (Dragonmon is the English Name). Wetman 16:51, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

I've cleaned up the In Fiction section. I moved all the H.P. Lovecraft stuff to Dagon (short story) along with all popular culture references that were relating to Lovecraft's version of Dagon. I left the references of which I wasn't sure in this article. Anyone should move others if they know more about them. I deleted some references which, other than the name, had no references to the mythological Dagon god. Perhaps more should be deleted. Tchoutoye 08:39, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] In Fiction

The section is growing a bit long, and is quite pointless (trivia sections are now officially discouraged). I propose we remove it. I'll start a vote soon. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.216.15.221 (talk) 21:39, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

• Also, we ought to move the Biblical references to the "In Fiction" section.