Olney Hymns · Character
Dagon
The Philistine fish-god who fell before the ark of the Lord.
minor
First appearance: Dagon Before the Ark
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Symbolizes self and idolatry in the heart, falling before the Ark but leaving a stump.
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Faith and Redemption Figures
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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