Demogorgon Definition

dēmə-gôrgən, dēmə-gôr-
noun
A terrifying and mysterious god or demon of the underworld: believed by medieval and Renaissance scholars to have been a figure in ancient mythology.
Webster's New World
pronoun

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

Wiktionary

A manufactured horror; a Frankenstein's monster.

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Origin of Demogorgon

  • 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'.

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin Dēmogorgōn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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