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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.]
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Noun1.daimondaimon - an evil supernatural being
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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Head office: 13-9, Shiba Daimon 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Diamond and North Wind, and old Diamond for that matter, representing not so much distinct entities as degrees in the Chain of Being, North Wind--Diamond's daimon and ipso facto his entelechy, the vital force that directs him to self-fulfillment--is what Diamond will become (as Diamond is what she once was).
Asakawa Building 3F, 2-1-17 Shiba Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012
 
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