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The Esoteric Order of Dagon (which masqueraded as the local Masonic movement) had three oaths that members had to take. The first was an oath of secrecy, the second, an oath of loyalty, and the third, an oath to marry a Deep One and bear or sire its child.
Worship of Dagon later appeared in Lovecraft's tale "The Shadow over Innsmouth". [13] The creature that appears in the story is often identified with the deity Dagon, but the creature is not identified by that name in the story "Dagon", and seems to be depicted as a typical member of his species, a worshipper rather than an object of worship.
The game The Sinking City, a 2019 horror game, takes inspiration from the novella with the inclusion of Innsmouth, the Esoteric Order of Dagon, and residents with fish-like physical appearance called the "Innsmouthers." The game Call of the Sea, a 2020 adventure game, takes inspiration from the book: The Shadow over Innsmouth.
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Mother Hydra and her consort Father Dagon are both Deep Ones overgrown after millennia ruling over their lesser brethren. Together with Cthulhu, they form the triad of gods worshipped by the Deep Ones (their names are inspired by Dragon, or Dagon , the Semitic fertility deity, and the Hydra of Greek mythology ).
The anthropologist Justin Woodman noted that Grant was "one of the key figures" for bringing H. P. Lovecraft's literary works into magical theory and practice, [102] adding that his writings were a "formative influence" on Lovecraftian occult groups like the Esoteric Order of Dagon, founded in North America during the late 1980s. [103]
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But when he tried to have it published, his efforts were thwarted by religious leaders who strongly objected to the book's references to Dagon. Nonetheless, copies of the Scripture have circulated among secretive cults (such as the Esoteric Order of Dagon) and other occult groups. After Hoag's death, his granddaughter, Beverly Hoag Adams ...