Rudens (play) — Infobox Play | name = Rudens caption = Plautus writer = Plautus characters = Arcturus (the star god) Daemones Sceparnio (Daemones slave) Plesidippus Trachalio (Plesidippus slave) Palaestra (Labrax s prostitute) Ampelisca (Labrax s prostitute)… … Wikipedia
Daemon (classical mythology) — For other uses, see Daemon (disambiguation). This article is about the semi divine beings in classical mythology. For other uses, see Daemon. The words dæmon and daimôn are Latinized spellings of the Greek δαίμων , a reference to the daemons of… … Wikipedia
DAEMON — a Graeco Δαίμων, quasi Δαήμων, i. e. sciens. Ita, Plato in Cratylo. Lactant. l. 2. et Chalcidius in Timaeum Platonis, Daemones genii sunt, Μυςταγωγοὶ τȏυ βίου, ut Menander inquit. Domini Vitae; Lares Cicer. aliis etiam Manes ac Lemures. Genii… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
EXORCISTA — inter 7 gradus Ecclesiae, ab Hieronymo recitatos locum non habet; ab inferioribus tertius numeratur, hoc ordine: Ostiarius, Lector, Exorcista, Acolythus Subdiaconus, Presbyter. Exorcistarum tamen meminit Hieronym. Comm. in Matth. c. 12. v. 27.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
MAGIA — I. MAGIA fons Siciliae in agro Syracusano. Item urbs Illyriae. Steph. et alia Carmaniae. Ptol. II. MAGIA triplex Vossio: Primum genus totum est in occultis naturae proprietatibus indagandis, et earum operationibus promovendis; adeoque naturâ… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Demons — Demons † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Demons (Greek daimon and daimonion, Lat. daemonium). In Scripture and in Catholic theology this word has come to mean much the same as devil and denotes one of the evil spirits or fallen Angels.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Dusios — In the Gaulish language, Dusios[1] was a divine being[2] among the continental Celts[3] who was identified with the god Pan of ancient Greek religion and with the gods Faunus, Inuus, Silvanus, and Incubus of ancient Roman religion. Like these… … Wikipedia
CHALDAEA — Asiae maioris regio, inter Euphratem, Tigtim, sinum Persicum, et montana Arabiae desertae adeoque Arabiae contermina, plana, fontium indiga, in qua Babylon civitas magna. Populi Chaldaei. Hebraice Chasdim, i. e. quasi damones, aut quasi… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Daemon (mythology) — The words daemon, dæmon, are Latinized spellings of the Greek δαίμων (daimôn), [Daimons were the souls of men of the golden age acting as guardian deities. Entry [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry… … Wikipedia
Woodwose — The Woodwose (Old English: wuduwasa ) or Wildman of the Woods is a mythological figure that appears in the artwork and literature of medieval Europe. Images of woodwoses appear in the carved and painted roof bosses where intersecting ogee vaults… … Wikipedia
AGATHODAEMONES — apud Lamprid. in Heliogabalo, c. 28. Aeyptios dracunculos Romae habuit, quos illi (dicere volebat Phoenices) Agathodaemones vocant: cognomen nempe Graecum hoc draconum fuit. Philon Bybliensis apud Eusebium de Praepar. Euangel. l. 1. c. 7.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale