Magog may refer to:

In the Bible

Magog (Bible) Magog (; Hebrew: מגוג ; Greek: Μαγώγ) is the second of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis . The origin of the term is not clear, this name indicates either a person, or a tribe, or a geographical re ...

, a grandson of Noah in the Old Testament *

Gog and Magog Gog and Magog (; he, גּוֹג וּמָגוֹג, ''Gōg ū-Māgōg'') appear in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran as individuals, tribes, or lands. In Ezekiel 38, Gog is an individual and Magog is his land; in Genesis 10, Magog is a man and epo ...

, a Biblical pair

Fictional people

* Magog, of

Gog and Magog (statues) Gogmagog (also ''Goemagot, Goemagog, Goëmagot'' and ''Gogmagoc'') was a legendary giant in Welsh and later English mythology. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' ("The History of The Kings of Britain", 12th century), ...

in Guildhall, London * Magog ("Magos"), appearing with Gog ("Gos"), in ''

Gargantua ''The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel'' (french: La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a pentalogy of novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais, telling the adventures of two giants, Gargantua ( , ) and his son Pantagruel ...

Places in Canada

Magog, Quebec Magog (; ) is a city in southeastern Quebec, Canada, about east of Montreal at the confluence of Lake Memphremagog—after which the city was named—with the Rivière aux Cerises and the Magog River. It is a major centre and industrial city in ...

, a town *

Magog Township, Quebec Magog Township is a former township in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) ...

, a former township *

Magog River The Magog River, or Sekosonotek in Abenaki, is a river that drains Lake Memphremagog. It is a small river running through the territories of the cities of Magog and Sherbrooke, in the administrative region of Estrie, in Quebec, in Canada, along a ...

, Quebec *

Lake Magog Lake Magog is a freshwater lake located in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by three municipalities: Sherbrooke, Magog and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. Located in the Appalachian geological province, Lake Magog consists of sedi ...

, Quebec *

Mount Magog Mount Magog is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1930 ...

, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia

Entertainment

Magog (comics) Magog is a fictional character in the comic books published by DC Comics, generally as an enemy and foil personality of Superman (Kingdom Come), Superman. He first appeared in ''Kingdom Come (comics), Kingdom Come'' #1 (May 1996), and was created ...

, an anti-hero in DC Comics' ''Kingdom Come'' miniseries * ''Magog'', a 1972 novel by

Andrew Sinclair Andrew Annandale Sinclair FRSL FRSA (21 January 1935 – 30 May 2019) was a British novelist, historian, biographer, critic, filmmaker, and a publisher of classic and modern film scripts. He has been described as a "writer of extraordinary flu ...

* Magog, a fallen angel in the Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher, first appearing in ''

Small Favor ''Small Favor'' is the tenth book in ''The Dresden Files'', Jim Butcher's continuing series about wizard detective Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. The book stayed on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list for 3 weeks following its release, ...

'' * Guards of Magog, referenced in the song "

Supper's Ready "Supper's Ready" is a song by the progressive rock band Genesis, recorded for their 1972 studio album '' Foxtrot''. At 23 minutes in length, it is the band's longest recorded song and almost takes up the entire second side of the vinyl. Frontman ...

" by Genesis on the 1972 album ''Foxtrot'' * Magog, a fictional race of beings from the TV show "Andromeda"

Other uses

* , a Royal Canadian Navy frigate during the Second World War * Magog, an unaccepted synonym for a genus of sponges Chondrilla (sponge) * Magog, a nickname given within the

Skull and Bones Skull and Bones, also known as The Order, Order 322 or The Brotherhood of Death, is an undergraduate senior secret student society at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. The oldest senior class society at the university, Skull and Bone ...

collegiate secret society *

Oaks of Avalon The Oaks of Avalon is the collective name given to a pair of ancient oak trees, Gog and Magog, that stand in Glastonbury in Somerset, South West England. The trees were named after the ancient apocalyptic figures Gog and Magog.Glastonbury Pilgrim ...

, a pair of oak trees known individually as Gog and Magog, Glastonbury, Somerset, England * Gog and Magog, twin rock formations in

Stewart Island / Rakiura Stewart Island ( mi, Rakiura, ' glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a total land ar ...

, New Zealand

In the Bible

Fictional people

Places in Canada

Entertainment

Other uses

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