Esoteric Order of Dagon
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The Esoteric Order of Dagon is a sinister fictional cult in H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos that worships the sea deity Dagon and is closely tied to the dark secrets of the town of Innsmouth.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oannes Society | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional cult
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fictional religious organization ⓘ organization in the Cthulhu Mythos ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cthulhu Mythos
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ⓘ
The Shadow over Innsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cthulhu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deep Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInFictionalUniverse | Cthulhu Mythos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controls |
Innsmouth civic institutions
ⓘ
Innsmouth economy ⓘ |
| creator | H. P. Lovecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Innsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmic horror
ⓘ
weird fiction ⓘ |
| goal |
alliance with Deep Ones
ⓘ
immortality through transformation ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
horror films
ⓘ
horror video games ⓘ later Cthulhu Mythos authors ⓘ tabletop role-playing games ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
Innsmouth residents
ⓘ
human–Deep One hybrids ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySetting | Innsmouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | stylized image of a fish or sea deity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
degeneration
ⓘ
forbidden knowledge ⓘ human–nonhuman hybridization ⓘ occultism ⓘ xenophobia ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
New England coastal folklore
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ⓘ
real-world secret societies ⓘ |
| introducedInWork | The Shadow over Innsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalDepiction | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | federal government raid on Innsmouth ⓘ |
| operatesInMedium |
film adaptations
ⓘ
literature ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
United States federal authorities
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protagonist of The Shadow over Innsmouth ⓘ |
| religiousType |
occult society
ⓘ
pagan cult ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
human sacrifice
ⓘ
interbreeding with Deep Ones ⓘ sea-based ceremonies ⓘ |
| secretHeadquarters | refurbished Masonic Hall in Innsmouth ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| worships |
Dagon
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ⓘ
Mother Hydra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oannes Society