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Demogorgon

Deˊmo-gor′gon

(dē′mō̍-gôr-gŏn or dĕm′ō̍-gôr-gŏn)
,
Noun.
[First mentioned by
Lutatius
, or
Lactantius Placidus
, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr. Gr.
δαίμων
god, deity +
γοργόσ
fierce, terrible]
A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See
Gorgon
.
Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name
Of
Demogorgon
.
Milton.

Definition 2024

Demogorgon

Demogorgon

English

Proper noun

Demogorgon

  1. A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was taboo; an incubus.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)
  2. A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.

Etymology

A pseudo-Greek mythological figure most likely actually invented by a Christian scholar ca 350-400 CE. The origins of the name are uncertain, partly because the figure itself was possibly of imaginary coinage. Various theories suggest that the name is derived from the Greek words daemon ('spirit' given the Christian connotations of 'demon' in the early Middle Ages)— or, less likely demos ('people')— and Gorgon or gorgos ('grim'). A less accepted theory claims that it is derived from a variation of 'demiurge'.

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