A succubus is a female night demon that associates carnally with men while they sleep. She may be invisible, appear as a beautiful woman, or appear in the form of her victim's dead wife or lover. She also has the ability to transform into an incubus, a male demon related to the nightmare.

Sometimes, her nocturnal unions produce offspring which are called cambions.

Also known as succuba.

See Also: Creatures by Type » Demons

References

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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: Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828 - 1882) Lady Lilith, 1866-68 (altered 1872-73). Oil on canvas, 38 x 33 1/2 inches. Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware.