A cambion is the offspring of a human and a succubus or an incubus. They are said to appear as heroes and demigods, or high ranking demon-human hybrids that resemble humans and hold positions of great power making their existence favorable among demons.

They are alternatively described as badly malformed or monstrous children, that often show no signs of life before the age of seven, in other words they have no pulse and do not breath. As babies, they nurse insatiably and are extraordinarily heavy but never get fat.

According to one account, a cambion grew to the size of a seven year old child within six months, while the mother withered away and died.

On the ability of demons to reproduce, St. Thomas Aquinas explains that the offspring are not directly descended from demons, but are produced when a succubus first carnally unites with a man, gathers his seed, then delivers that seed to a woman by transforming into an incubus and carnally uniting with her.

Even though the children are actually fully human, they have a demonic nature and are more devious than normal children because of the demonic influence that they were exposed to before birth.

Also known as incubus-baby, and Devil's-brat.

See Also: Creatures by Type » Demons

References

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Dickens, Charles. Household words, Volume 16. London: Ward, Locke, & Tyler, 1857.

Spence, Lewis. An Encyclopedia of Occultism: A Compendium of Information on the Occult. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1920.

Trachtenberg, Joshua. Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion First published 1939, republished by Forgotten Books, 2008.