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Incubus, 1879. An incubus (English plural: incubuses, Latin plural: incubi) is a male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus.
A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, mostly through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs male semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus will result in a bond being formed between the succubus and the person; and a succubus ...
[12] Accounts of sexual relations with demons in literature continues with The Life of Saint Bernard by Geoffrey of Auxerre (c. 1160) and the Life and Miracles of St. William of Norwich by Thomas of Monmouth (c. 1173). The theme of sexual relations with demons became a matter of increasing interest for late 12th-century writers. [12]
A love deity is a deity in mythology associated with romance, sex, lust, or sexuality. Love deities are common in mythology and are found in many polytheistic religions. Female sex goddesses are often associated with beauty and other traditionally feminine attributes.
A succubus is a demon or evil spirit who takes on a female human form to seduce men and drain them of semen or energy. The counterpart of the succubus is the incubus. The incubus is a demon that is said to take on a male human form. The incubus, much like the succubus, is said to seduce women into sex with the objective of impregnating them. [4]
Teratophilia refers to the sexual attraction to monsters. The word comes from the Ancient Greek : τέρας , romanized : teras , lit. 'monster' and φιλία , filia , 'love'.
Augustine thought that demons often were imaginary, but sometimes could enter human bodies, but later accepted the idea of the materialization of demons. Thomas Aquinas followed Augustine's idea, but added that demonic materialization had sexual connotations because demons tried to seduce people to commit sexual sins. [citation needed]
Familiars, goblins, and other mischievous demons belong to the folklore of most European countries. The belief in incubi and succubi (and their ability to procreate) seem to have inspired the fifth category, but it could also have been inspired in the Talmudic legend of demons having sexual intercourse with mortal women and men (see also Mastema).