DAGON
Main deity of the Philistines with a temple in Gaza, Ashdod, etc. (1 Chr. 10:10).
The one in Gaza was destroyed by Samson (Judg. 16:21-30).
In that of Ashdod, Dagon miraculously fell twice before the ark of God; and in his second fall his head and hands were broken, leaving only his body, which had the shape of a large fish with a human head (1 Sam. 5: 1-9; 15:41; 19:27) .
There were other idols of similar shape among the ancients, particularly the goddess Derceto or Atergates.