Cacodemon

Cacodemon
Tychodaimon, the opposite of the Kakodaimon

A cacodemon (or cacodaemon) is an evil spirit or (in the modern sense of the word) a demon. The opposite of a cacodemon is an agathodaemon or eudaemon, a good spirit or angel. The word cacodemon comes through Latin from the Ancient Greek κακοδαίμων (kakodaimōn) meaning an evil spirit, whereas daimon would be a neutral spirit in Greek and Tychodaimon would be a good spirit. In psychology, cacodemonia (or cacodemomania) is a form of insanity in which the patient believes that they are possessed by an evil spirit. The first known occurrence of the word cacodemon dates to 1398. In Shakespeare's Richard III Act 1 Scene 3, Queen Margaret calls Richard a "cacodemon" for his foul deeds and manipulations.[1]

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In popular culture

  • In the book The Magicians by Lev Grossman, the main characters each have a Cacodemon magically implanted into their backs.
  • Kelley Armstrong's Otherworld novels feature cacodemons and eudemons, some of whom have produced semi-human-like progeny; in this context eudemons are not so much "good" as "non-chaotic".
  • Deicide's second album, Legion, contains a song called "Satan Spawn, The Caco-Daemon".
  • In Digimon Savers, the Mega-level Digimon Daemon of the Seven Great Demon Lords is based on the Cacodemon in both name and design.

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  • Cacodemon — Cacodémon Cacodémon, terme d origine grecque, désignant un mauvais démon. Ce terme, dont la racine caco de ce mot se trouve également dans cacophonie , ne se trouve plus dans les dictionnaire modernes. En Normandie, on dit/disait malécauntaunt… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cacodemon — Cac o*de mon, n. [Gr. ??????????; kako s bad + ?????? demon: cf. F. cacod[ e]mon.] 1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) The nightmare. Dunaglison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cacodemon — or cacodaemon [kak΄ō dē′mən] n. [Gr kakodaimōn: see CACO & DEMON] an evil spirit or devil …   English World dictionary

  • Cacodémon — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Cacodémon », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Cacodémon, terme d origine grecque, désignant un mauvais démon. Ce terme, dont la racine caco de ce mot se trouve également dans… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • cacodemón — {{#}}{{LM C06478}}{{〓}} {{[}}cacodemón{{]}} ‹ca·co·de·món› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} Espíritu maligno: • Mi primo me contó que en una sesión de espiritismo los amenazó un cacodemón.{{○}} …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • cacodemon — noun Etymology: Greek kakodaimōn, from kak cac + daimōn spirit Date: 1594 demon • cacodemonic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cacodemon — cacodemonic, cacodaemonic /kak euh di mon ik/, cacodemoniac, cacodaemoniac /kak euh di moh nee ak /, adj. /kak euh dee meuhn/, n. an evil spirit; devil; demon. Also, cacodaemon. [1585 95; < Gk kakodaímon having an evil genius, ill fated. See CACO …   Universalium

  • cacodemon — noun /kækəˈdiːmən/ a) An evil or malevolent spirit. b) The twelfth astrological House, from which only evil prognostics are alleged to proceed. Ant: agathodemon See Also: cacodaemoniacal, cacodaemonical …   Wiktionary

  • cacodémon — (entrée créée par le supplément) (ka ko dé mon) s. m. Terme d antiquité. Un mauvais démon, un mauvais esprit. •   Si personne n a vu ni farfadets ni démons.... ni cacodémons, on a vu souvent des prédictions d astrologues réussir, VOLT. Dict. phil …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • cacodemon — n. demon, evil spirit …   English contemporary dictionary

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