Many scholars agree however that he was worshipped as the god of fertility and agriculture. This led to many associating him as a "fish-god" and "merman-god". He is also mentioned in the Bible, where he is associated as the Philistines god of fish. It is believed that he was worshipped among the people of: Ebla, Assyria, Ugarit and Amorites. The Ugaritic meaning of the word is "grain". The etymology of the name is most likely derived from the Ugaritic word "Dgn" or Akkadian "Dagana". He is mentioned in a book by Captain Abner Ezekiel Hoag, written in 1734, called Ponape. Throughout the ages though, Dagon gathered a large following, ultimately being worshipped by many Oceanic tribes, such as the Kanakies and even ancient Mesopotamian cultures. It is also unclear whether he is native to Earth or was if he was (along with other Deep Ones) part of the invasion force that came to Earth alongside Cthulhu and his Star Spawn.
The origin of Dagon is rather ambiguous and it is never clearly stated if he is a Great Old One (like Cthulhu) or simply a large and very powerful Deep One.
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