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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 · Français

Cacodémon est un terme d'origine grecque désignant un mauvais démon. Ce terme, dont la racine caco de ce mot se trouve également dans cacophonie, ne se trouve plus dans les dictionnaires modernes. En Normandie, on dit/disait malécauntaunt.

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