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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.