Dahak
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Dahak is an evil god in the fictional universe of Xena: Warrior Princess. Dahak's primary motivation in the series is to force himself into the world, and destroy the Pantheons of Earth's creator gods by either killing or subverting their members. Dahak is portrayed as a supreme, irredeemable force of darkness of unknowable origins.
The machinations of the followers of Dahak bring him/it into frequent conflict with Xena, Hercules, and their respective allies -- all of whom quickly become the primary obstacles keeping Dahak from being granted entry to the world. The gods themselves are paralyzed with fear and indecision, or else murdered outright -- as in the case of the Sumerian Pantheon -- when confronted by the malevolent power of the usurper.
Dahak's final doorway into the mortal realm is finally shut when Hercules forces its possessing spirit from the body of his companion, Iolaus, in a spiritual/psychic battle waged within his friend's soul.
Dahak is also an alternate name for the evil demon Azhi Dahaka from Zoroastrian mythology.
Dahak is also the name of a planet-sized starship in the Heirs of Empire books by David Weber.
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