An incubus is a male night demon that consorts with women while they sleep, occasionally offspring are produced which are called cambions.

He is related to the nightmare, and is able to assume the form of his female counterpart the succubus.

See Also: Creatures by Type » Demons

References

Schaff, Philip, & Schaff, David Schley. History of the Christian church, Volume 5, Part 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907.

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

Image: Abildgaard, Nikolai. (1743 - 1809) Nightmare, 1800. Oil on canvas, 35.3 x 41.7 cm. Vestsjaellands Art Museum, Denmark.