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A cacodemon (also spelled cacodaemon, cacodaimon, kakodemon, kakodaemon, or kakodaimon) is an evil spirit or (in the modern sense of the word) a demon. The opposite of a cacodemon is an agathodaemon or eudaemon, a good spirit or angel. The word cacodemon comes through Latin from the Ancient Greek , meaning an "evil spirit", whereas daimon would be a neutral spirit in Greek. It is believed to be capable of shapeshifting. A cacodemon is also said to be a malevolent person. A cacodemon is depicted as a horned (or winged browed) youth with oversized genitalia trailing between his legs in Greek myt

Key facts

Mythical creature.name
Cacodemon
Mythical creature.AKA
Cacodaemon
Mythical creature.image
Ill dict infernal p0144-128 cacodemon.jpg
Mythical creature.caption
Louis Le Breton's illustration of a cacodemon from the Dictionnaire Infernal (1863)
Mythical creature.Grouping
Evil spirit
Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
Demon

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
demon
Image
Ill dict infernal p0144-128 cacodemon.jpg
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Article · العربية

كاكودايمون (بالإنجليزية: Cacodemon)‏ روح الشر عند الإغريق، على العكس من (روح الخير) ويطلق الفلكيون هذا الاسم على أبواب السماء السبعة التي يخرج منها الشر.

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