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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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A fellow poster - "leapoffaith" - replied: "I believe the scratch marks are caused by succubi or incubi.
Secondo Francese, Eco con i suoi romanzi costituisce un esempio di sottomissione al potere egemonico in quanto i suoi protagonisti soffrono di un complesso edipico che li rende incapaci di ribellarsi ai 'padri' e di conseguenza li rende succubi del potere, giacche alla fine vi si sottomettono cosi da diventarne gli eredi.
Ancestral spirits are not a fixture of American horror; the supernatural apparitions tend to be complete strangers or wraiths or itinerant succubi just in for the weekend from out of town.
 
 
 
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