demogorgon

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Definition of demogorgon in English English dictionary

A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster

A pagan god or demon, associated with the underworld and envisaged as a powerful primordial being, whose very name was been taboo; an incubus

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

(Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld

Hyphenation

De·mo·gor·gon

Etymology

[ "dE-m&-'gor-g&n, 'dE-m ] (noun.) A pseudo-Greek mythological figure most likely actually invented 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'.