Kakodaimon

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

Alternative form of cacodemon..

Example Sentences

For meanwhile the Church had decided that all the classic influences, Eudaimons or Good Spirits as well as Kakodaimons or Bad Spirits were devils.

Because he was the friend of an archangel, the kakodaimons of the Brown Kingdom hated him; […]

[…] these kakodaimons seem to guard the very entrance into heaven; […]

Yet, thou dark man, I shall not see thee more, / King of these kakodaimons—but a king!

In the Egyptian, Grecian, and, above all, the Roman theogonies it is not always easily discernible whether the ‘spirits’ to which men appeal for help or success in their enterprises are good or evil, and Iamblichus and Porphyry exhibit a diverting confusion between angels and demons, good and evil spirits, eudaimons and kakodaimons.

By making an offering to a kakodaimon, you obligate it to you and thus can direct it in healthier and more beneficial ways.

The Greeks already, and before them, the Persians, recognized good and evil demons (Agathodaimons and Kakodaimons); […]

“Depart all Kakodaimons [evil spirits].”

Synonyms for kakodaimon

Antonyms for kakodaimon

Word Forms

• kakodaimons

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