BELPHEGOR


Meaning of BELPHEGOR in English

[Other] The Assyrian form of Baal-Peor, the Moabite god to whom the Israelites became attached in Shittim, which was associated with licentious rites. It is also the name given to a demon in a medieval Latin legend.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.