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Eudemon

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eu·dae·mon also eu·dai·mon or eu·de·mon  (y-dmn)
n.
A good or benevolent spirit.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eudemon - a benevolent spirit
eudaemon, good spirit
Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
guardian angel, guardian spirit - an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
cacodaemon, cacodemon - an evil spirit


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It means good fortune and derives from the Greek eudemon, which means a benevolent demon.
Seventy by Philp, Richard / Dance Magazine
It is by far the most comic speech in Rabelais's four books, and after it is over Gargantua's companions Ponocrates and Eudemon, and Janotus himself, "broke out laughing so heartily .
Rabelais's unreadable books by Bowen, Barbara C. / Renaissance Quarterly
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