A cacodemon (or cacodaemon) 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 κακοδαίμων kakodaimōn, meaning an "evil spirit", whereas daimon would be a neutral spirit in Greek. It is believed to be capable of shapeshifting.[1] A cacodemon is also said to be a malevolent person.
In psychology, cacodemonia (or cacodemonomania) is a form of insanity in which the patient believes that they are possessed by an evil spirit. The first known occurrence of the word cacodemon dates to 1593. In William Shakespeare's Richard III Act 1 Scene 3, Queen Margaret calls Richard a "cacodemon" for his foul deeds and manipulations.[2] In John Fletcher's The Knight of Malta, Norandine calls Mountferrat, the play's villain, a "cacodemon" in the final scene.[3] In The Arbatel de Magi Veterum, written in 1575, the word Cacodemon is described as one of the Seven.
In astrology, the 12th house was once called the Cacodemon for its association with evil.[4][5] Defined it as "a noise-making devil", Jane Davidson has noted an illustrated example of a cacodemon in editions of Ulisse Aldrovandi’s Monstrum Historia (Story of Monsters) as late as 1696.[6]
In the book and TV series The Magicians by Lev Grossman the main characters each have a Cacodemon magically implanted into their backs.
Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld novels feature cacodemons and eudemons, some of whom have produced semi-human-like progeny; in this context eudemons are not so much "good" as "non-chaotic".
Deicide's second album, Legion, contains a song called "Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon".
Nunslaughter's second full album, Goat, contains a song called "As the Cacodemons Feast".
There is a painting by Paul Klee called Cacodaemonic (1916).[7]
There is a boulder in Squamish, Canada called Cacodemon; it is the location of the climb Dreamcatcher, a 5.14d (9a) first climbed by Chris Sharma.
There's a Cacodemon in the sewers of Wormy's lair in the Wormy comics for Dragon Magazine (124) by David A. Trampier. It is never shown, but when Grumble and Snaggly escape from Boon and Irvin in the sewers with half the payroll, Irvin says to Boon to lock the grate back as the treasure now belongs to the Cacodemon that lives in the sewers, the reason why Wormy kept it locked up.
Games
In the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, "Cacodemon" is a seventh level magic-user spell. It was used to summon a type IV, V, or VI demon to the player character's location in the game world. The spell was omitted from the early versions of the second edition of the game, and was later revised in the Planescape product line, in which it could summon a variety of powerful tanar'ri or baatezu. The spell was eventually phased out in the third edition of the Dungeons & Dragons game in favor of a more comprehensive creature-summoning spell.
In the Doom video game series developed by id Software, Cacodemons are an enemy, depicted as levitating, spherical, one-eyed monsters that fire burning projectiles. They have appeared in every game of the series.[9][better source needed]
In Final Fantasy XIMMORPG, the Terrestrial Avatar Diabolos uses a special attack called "Cacodemonia".
In Anarchy Online MMORPG, a pet that one of the professions can summon is the Cacodemon.
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A cacodemon or cacodaemon 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 kakodaimwn kakodaimōn meaning an evil spirit whereas daimon would be a neutral spirit in Greek It is believed to be capable of shapeshifting 1 A cacodemon is also said to be a malevolent person CacodemonLouis Le Breton s illustration of a cacodemon from the Dictionnaire Infernal 1863 GroupingEvil spiritSub groupingDemonOther name s CacodaemonIn psychology cacodemonia or cacodemonomania is a form of insanity in which the patient believes that they are possessed by an evil spirit The first known occurrence of the word cacodemon dates to 1593 In William Shakespeare s Richard III Act 1 Scene 3 Queen Margaret calls Richard a cacodemon for his foul deeds and manipulations 2 In John Fletcher s The Knight of Malta Norandine calls Mountferrat the play s villain a cacodemon in the final scene 3 In The Arbatel de Magi Veterum written in 1575 the word Cacodemon is described as one of the Seven In astrology the 12th house was once called the Cacodemon for its association with evil 4 5 Defined it as a noise making devil Jane Davidson has noted an illustrated example of a cacodemon in editions of Ulisse Aldrovandi s Monstrum Historia Story of Monsters as late as 1696 6 Contents 1 In popular culture 1 1 Games 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingIn popular culture EditIn the book and TV series The Magicians by Lev Grossman the main characters each have a Cacodemon magically implanted into their backs Kelley Armstrong s Women of the Otherworld novels feature cacodemons and eudemons some of whom have produced semi human like progeny in this context eudemons are not so much good as non chaotic Deicide s second album Legion contains a song called Satan Spawn the Caco Daemon Nunslaughter s second full album Goat contains a song called As the Cacodemons Feast There is a painting by Paul Klee called Cacodaemonic 1916 7 There is a boulder in Squamish Canada called Cacodemon it is the location of the climb Dreamcatcher a 5 14d 9a first climbed by Chris Sharma There s a Cacodemon in the sewers of Wormy s lair in the Wormy comics for Dragon Magazine 124 by David A Trampier It is never shown but when Grumble and Snaggly escape from Boon and Irvin in the sewers with half the payroll Irvin says to Boon to lock the grate back as the treasure now belongs to the Cacodemon that lives in the sewers the reason why Wormy kept it locked up Games Edit In the first edition of Advanced Dungeons amp Dragons Cacodemon is a seventh level magic user spell It was used to summon a type IV V or VI demon to the player character s location in the game world The spell was omitted from the early versions of the second edition of the game and was later revised in the Planescape product line in which it could summon a variety of powerful tanar ri or baatezu The spell was eventually phased out in the third edition of the Dungeons amp Dragons game in favor of a more comprehensive creature summoning spell In the fantasy video game Baldur s Gate II Shadows of Amn the BioWare Infinity Engine equivalent of the Cacodemon spell is known as Cacofiend In the fantasy world Glorantha Cacodemon is the god of lawlessness and ogres 8 In the Doom video game series developed by id Software Cacodemons are an enemy depicted as levitating spherical one eyed monsters that fire burning projectiles They have appeared in every game of the series 9 better source needed In Final Fantasy XI MMORPG the Terrestrial Avatar Diabolos uses a special attack called Cacodemonia In Anarchy Online MMORPG a pet that one of the professions can summon is the Cacodemon In Wizardry V Heart of the Maelstrom Cacodaemons are large red demons encountered on floor 777 10 In the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game cacodaemons are many eyed tadpolish daemons used as pets by greater ones and as familiars by spellcasters 11 12 In Smite there is a set of three Cacodemon skins for the playable God Ymir 13 In Magic The Gathering Dread Cacodemon is a card from the Commander expansion 14 In Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Cacodemons are large yellow demons who attack with projectiles and hexes 15 In Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker a kakodaimon is part of a pivotal combat encounter See also EditGenius mythology Greek mythology Ancient Greek religionReferences Edit Spence Lewis 2003 1920 An Encyclopaedia of Occultism Mineola New York Dover Publications Inc p 84 ISBN 0 486 42613 0 Shakespeare William Act 1 Scene 3 The Life and Death of Richard the Third Retrieved 19 February 2020 via shakespeare mit edu Francis Beaumont John Fletcher 1647 Comedies and Tragedies London Printed for Humphrey Robinson at the three Pidgeons and for Humphrey Moseley at the Princes Armes in St Paul s Church yard p 95 Wilson James 1819 A Complete Dictionary of Astrology in which Every Technical and Abstruse Term Belonging to the Science Is Minutely and Correctly Explained and the Various Systems and Opinions of the Most Approved Authors Carefully Collected and Accurately Defined London Printed for William Hughes Islington Green and sold by Sherwood Neely and Jones Paternoster Row and by all other booksellers p 13 de Vore Nicholas 2005 1947 Encyclopedia of Astrology Abingdon Maryland Astrology Classics p 36 ISBN 1 933303 09 3 Early Modern Supernatural The Dark Side of European Culture 1400 1700 California Praeger 2012 p 44 Cacodemonic 1916 Paul Klee WikiArt Retrieved 19 February 2020 Stafford Greg Richard Jeff Petersen Sandy 2014 Guide to Glorantha Vol I Moon Design Publications p 153 ISBN 978 0 9777853 7 7 Cacodemon Doom Wiki Retrieved 25 September 2016 Eudemons amp Cacodemons Demonology 101 Kelley Armstrong Archived from the original on 6 April 2006 Retrieved 27 March 2006 Daemon Cacodaemon Pathfinder RPG Bestiary 2 Illustrated by Tyler Walpole 1st ed Paizo Publishing LLC December 2010 p 64 ISBN 978 1 60125 268 5 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint others link Stewart Todd 2011 About Daemons Pathfinder Campaign Setting Horsemen of the Apocalypse Book of the Damned Vol 3 Paizo Publishing LLC p 20 ISBN 978 1 60125 373 6 Ymir Official Smite Wiki Retrieved 19 February 2020 Dread Cacodemon Magic The Gathering Wizards of the Coast LLC Retrieved 19 February 2020 Cacodemon CrawlWiki crawl chaosforge org Retrieved 9 July 2020 Further reading EditSinistrari Ludovico Maria 1879 Demoniality Or Incubi and Succubi Paris Isidore Liseux OCLC 263027215 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cacodemon amp oldid 1123355487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
