Dagon
I've done a bit more real-life research on Dagon. It turns out that my initial impression was correct, and the Philistines imported him from Babylonia. He wasn't really an important figure in the Babylonian pantheon, so Shane can be forgiven for forgetting him in the shock of the moment, but he'll kick himself once he realizes this. The name is Semitic, probably Babylonian, but I'm not entirely certain. It's the diminutive of "Dag," meaning fish, so it could be translated as "little fish," although "dear fish" would probably be better.
Cool, a Babylonian connection for my character.
I've done a bit more real-life research on Dagon. It turns out that my initial impression was correct, and the Philistines imported him from Babylonia. He wasn't really an important figure in the Babylonian pantheon, so Shane can be forgiven for forgetting him in the shock of the moment, but he'll kick himself once he realizes this. The name is Semitic, probably Babylonian, but I'm not entirely certain. It's the diminutive of "Dag," meaning fish, so it could be translated as "little fish," although "dear fish" would probably be better.
Cool, a Babylonian connection for my character.