Demogorgon

[ dee-muh-gawr-guhn, dem-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a vague, mysterious, infernal power or divinity mistakenly thought to belong to ancient mythology.

Demogorgon

/ ˌdiːməʊˈɡɔːɡən /

a mysterious and awesome god in ancient mythology, often represented as ruling in the underworld

First recorded in 1580–90, Demogorgon is from the Late Latin word Dēmogorgōn, of uncertain origin

C16: via Late Latin from Greek

Demogorgon, or Demiourgos—the creative principle of evil—figures largely in literature.

Milton, in ‘Paradise Lost,’ alludes to ‘the dreaded name of Demogorgon.’

He's the first-begotten of Beëlzebub, with a face as terrible as Demogorgon.

If Demogorgon betrayed her there, the Count was her protector: a woman rises to her husband.

His sister, the Countess, once explained to him what Demogorgon was, in the sensation it entailed.

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