Demogorgon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demogorgon \De`mo*gor"gon\ (d[=e]"m[-o]*g[^o]r*g[o^]n or
     d[e^]m"[-o]*g[^o]r*g[o^]n), n. [First mentioned by Lutatius,
     or Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr.
     Gr. dai`mwn god, deity + gorgo`s 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}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name
           Of Demogorgon.                           --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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