These entities were well known and identifiable targets of exorcism and banishing/blessing rites used by both Christians and Jews starting from the late middle ages. They usually appeared in dream form (at first), causing heightened erotic fantasies, sleep paralysis and nightmares, and often resulting in some kind of unbidden orgasm. Where demons usually would possess the body of their victims by inhabiting their soul, an incubus or succubus would consort with their victims, thereby externally draining their life-force. These were supposedly demonic entities that were intimately and sexually involved with human beings, representing a unique class of spirits. The succubus would somehow get between the sleeping man and the bed and enfold him. Just do a internet search for “succubus” or “incubus” and witness the volume of what you discover.Ĭuriously, the root word for both succubus and incubus is the Latin verb “cubare” (to lie), where incubus means to “lie upon,” and succubus means to “lie under.” The incubus was known as a demon that would lay upon the body of a woman, causing her nightmares and paralysis. Due to their popular nature, they are still to be found, in some form or another, today. They later became mythic themes that, because of their illicit sexual nature, caught the “sweaty” imaginations of prelates and populous alike. What they actually were (or are) is a matter of debate. Reports of these two types of demons were often remarked upon when interrogating witches and wizards during the early renaissance. In some cases the alluring powers of the succubus became associated with the witch, and the incubus could be both her familiar and lustful companion. In addition to the familiar spirit, the succubus and incubus functioned as either the lover of the witch or as a tool to sexually attack targeted victims. The succubus is female, the incubus, male, and they’re generally of the variety of demonic spirits that seek sexual union with their victims. Two of the more unusual spirits associated with the medieval witch are the succubus and incubus.
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