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'Magog' was one of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. It literally means "From-Gog" in Hebrew.
Magog is often associated with apocalyptic traditions: see Gog and Magog for details.
Josephus identified the offspring of Magog as the Scythians, a name used in antiquity for peoples north of the Black Sea. Greeks called Scythia, Magogia. It has also been variously conjectured that Magog's offspring were the progenitors of the Slavic peoples known to history.
According to some Irish traditions, such as the Irish Chronicles, the Irish race are a composite including descendants of Magog. Baath (Boath), Jobhath, and Fathochta are the three sons of Magog. Partholón, Nemed, and Iobath are Magog's descendants. Magog was supposed to have had a grandchild called Heber, who spread throughout the Mediterranean.
There is also a Hungarian legend that says the Magyars are descended from twin brothers named Hunor and Magor, who lived by the sea of Azov in the years after the flood, and took wives from the Alans. According to the version of this legend in the mediaeval ''Chronicon Pictum'', this ''Magor'' is Magog, son of Japheth.
★ Gog and Magog
★ Magog (disambiguation)
'Magog' was one of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. It literally means "From-Gog" in Hebrew.
Magog is often associated with apocalyptic traditions: see Gog and Magog for details.
Josephus identified the offspring of Magog as the Scythians, a name used in antiquity for peoples north of the Black Sea. Greeks called Scythia, Magogia. It has also been variously conjectured that Magog's offspring were the progenitors of the Slavic peoples known to history.
According to some Irish traditions, such as the Irish Chronicles, the Irish race are a composite including descendants of Magog. Baath (Boath), Jobhath, and Fathochta are the three sons of Magog. Partholón, Nemed, and Iobath are Magog's descendants. Magog was supposed to have had a grandchild called Heber, who spread throughout the Mediterranean.
There is also a Hungarian legend that says the Magyars are descended from twin brothers named Hunor and Magor, who lived by the sea of Azov in the years after the flood, and took wives from the Alans. According to the version of this legend in the mediaeval ''Chronicon Pictum'', this ''Magor'' is Magog, son of Japheth.
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★ Gog and Magog
★ Magog (disambiguation)
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