SUCCUBUS


Meaning of SUCCUBUS in English

[Folklore] In medieval European folklore, a female demon (or evil spirit) who visits men in their sleep to lie with them in ghostly sexual intercourse. The man who falls victim to a succubus will not awaken, although may experience it in a dream. The male counterpart is the incubus.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии.