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succubus
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succubus: see incubus incubus , lascivious male demon said to possess mortal women as they sleep and to be responsible for the birth of demons, witches, and deformed children. According to one legend the incubus and his female counterpart, the succubus, were fallen angels.
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succubus
1. a female demon fabled to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
2. any evil demon

succubus
demon in the form of a woman. [Western Folklore: Briggs, 232]
See : Demon


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