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daimon
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dai·mon  (dmn) also de·mon or dae·mon (dmn)
n. Greek Mythology
1. An inferior deity, such as a deified hero.
2. An attendant spirit; a genius.
[Greek daimn; see d- in Indo-European roots.]
daimon [ˈdaɪmɒn]
n
a variant of daemon, demon [3]
daimonic  adj
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Noun1.daimon - an evil supernatural beingdaimon - an evil supernatural being          
daemon, demon, devil, fiend
evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
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