Incubus
in·cu·bus n. an evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.
Synonyms: daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend
Etymology: c.1200, from Late Latin (Augustine), from Latin incubo "nightmare, one who lies down on (the sleeper)," from incubare "to lie upon" (see incubate). Plural is incubi. In the Middle Ages their existence was recognized by law.
Like Eurythmics, also a band.
39 comments:
Great word for I, though I definitely never want to encounter one of those nasty creatures.
that is a great word, should break it down... into parts to see how it was made.
Whoot!! Now this one I know. Hee...
Excellent I word. I'm going to suggest this one to Nick for his AZ writing challenge. :)
Isn't a succubus the female version?
I may or may not have had an incubus experience once or twice.
It is so funny you should use that word! My sister wanted me to use that as the title for my book, but I was like.. Um.. No.
Ewwwww. I've heard the name before and I knew they had something to do with vampires and sex, but I really had no idea what they were.
I've always loved that word...and the mythological creature attached to it. Creeptastic.
I'm really enjoying your posts. I love the etymology of words and your choices are really interesting.
OK, this one is creepy, but a fun word to say. Now I have to go and look up that succubus word to see if Alex is right.
Ha! Now when my husband calls me a sucubus, I have a retort!
A bit creeped out, but still, vocab is good. I did know this one. So are you going to continue with bands and vocab? That's pretty cool...
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Is it weird I first learned this word on a soap opera? Or maybe that was succubus.
I love Incubus the band. True Story
I've got a crit partner who's working with this work but giving it a different meaning. Love his premise.
Incubus(es?) would probably make me pee myself. I'm sure they wouldn't descend on my lady parts again.
For some reason...when I read this I had a picture of Uma Thurman lying on the medical bed in the movie "Kill Bill."
Beatrice Kiddo...boy did she ever get revenge on that "incubi" that tried to screw her.
One of my favorite fantastical creatures.
This name always spooked me!
I have to say I like the sucubus better.
:P
The word always creeps me out when I watch movies and read books with it in.
KaTy Did at: Life's Ride As I See It
ewwwwwwwww and ick, and ewwwwwwwwwww
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Only with women? i did not know that.
mood
Moody Writing
Incubus? Same word source as 'incubate'?
It's cool we both have Incubus as our letter I today. Great post, really informative. :D
Wow, sounds like a wicked guy.
Eurythmics and Incubus are the same?
Annie Lennox was so fab. I have a few Incubus songs on my playlist, too.
Incubus are definitely the kind of creatures I'd rather not meet.
I've seen the word but never knew exactly what it meant. Thanks for the info!
Fun post! What a fantastic word to know.
It's also a band. I don't think I want to meet that band in person. :O)
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Sounds like some of the drunkards I went to college with:)
WriterlySam
I've always liked the way the word incubus sounds. It kind of rolls off your tongue. Unfortunately there's not a lot of ways to use it in everyday conversation....
I had heard the word, but not the definition. Hmmm, how does this happen without awakening her? (rhetorical)
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I knew this band was real word...
Very good word! I don't like how it slithers into a woman's bed though. I Shutter!
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I'd forgotten that Middle Ages law recognized its existence, but then thinking about it, of course. With documents like the Malleus Maleficarum, of course law would recognize it's existence. It's amazing the lengths to which society will go at times to justify behaviors and attitudes.
Lyre at Lyre's Musings
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