Dagon
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Dagon or Dagan was a god worshipped in ancient Syria, across the middle of the Euphrates, with primary temples located in Tuttul and Terqa, though many attestations of his cult come from cities such a
Statue of Dagon/Marnas from Gaza portrayed in the style of Zeus. Roman period Dagon/Marnas was the chief divinity of Gaza (Istanbul Archaeology Museum).
A Ugaritic stele detailing a sacrifice for Dagan, c. 13th century BCE
"Apkallu" relief from Khorsabad
Samson
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Samson was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges and one of the last leaders who "judged" the twelve tribes of Israel before the institution of the monarchy.
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…Beth-dagon in the territory of the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19.27), and in Gaza (see Judges 16.23, which tells soon after how the temple is destroyed by Samson as his last act). Another temple, located in Ashdod, was mentioned in 1 Samuel 5:2–7 and again as late as 1 Maccabees 10.83 and 11.4. King Saul's head…
Samson's Fight with the Lion (1525) by Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Sacrifice of Manoah (1640–1650) by Eustache Le Sueur
Samson Slays a Thousand Men with the Jawbone of an Ass (c. 1896–1902) by James Tissot
Samson and Delilah (1887) by Jose Etxenagusia