dagan
/ˈdeɪɡən/
noun
- An ancient Semitic god of grain and agriculture, worshiped in Mesopotamia and the Levant.
- The temple of Dagan was a center for harvest festivals in ancient Syria.
- Farmers would offer the first sheaves of wheat to Dagan for a good harvest.
- Inscriptions from the city of Mari mention Dagan as a powerful deity.