\De`mo*gor"gon\, n. [First mentioned by Lutatius, or
Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr. Gr.
? god, deity + gorgo`s fierce, terrible]
A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some
as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who
was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See
{Gorgon}.



   Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name Of Demogorgon.
                                               --Milton.