succubuses
Female dream demons
Succubuses is a plural of succubus, a female demon from medieval folklore believed to seduce men in their sleep.
The creature supposedly drained victims of energy or life force through sexual encounters.
The word now appears mostly in fantasy fiction and games: The dungeon was guarded by succubuses.
The Latinate plural succubi is more common.
Female evil spirit
- she-devilMalicious, cruel woman
- lamiaChild-devouring demoness of antiquity
- temptressWoman who entices
- seductressWoman who entices romantically
enchantress · hellcat · siren · harpy · fury · mare · night hag · jezebel
Body of traditional tales
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- demonologyStudy of evil spirits
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
- fableMoral tale with animals
medieval · superstition · occult · grimoire · bestiaries · night visitor · mare · alp
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
- night visitorOne who comes after dark
nocturnal · REM sleep · bad dream · restlessness · visitation · suffocation · paralysis · chest pressure
State of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- psychic attackParanormal mental aggression
- entityIndependent existing thing
specter · apparition · phantom · exorcism · seance · medium · spirit · paranormal investigation
demoness
Female evil spirit
seductress · enchantress · hellcat · siren · harpy · fury · mare · night hag · jezebel · vampiress
mythology
Body of traditional tales
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- demonologyStudy of evil spirits
- loreTraditional knowledge transmitted orally
fable · medieval · superstition · occult · grimoire · bestiaries · night visitor · mare · alp · supernatural
nightmare
Frightening dream causing wakefulness
- sleep paralysisTemporary waking immobility
- night terrorsFrightening partial-arousal episodes
- hallucinationPerception without external cause
night visitor · nocturnal · REM sleep · bad dream · restlessness · visitation · suffocation · paralysis · chest pressure · waking dream
possession
State of owning
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- psychic attackParanormal mental aggression
entity · specter · apparition · phantom · exorcism · seance · medium · spirit · paranormal investigation · life force
succubusesangels
Divine winged messengers
guardian angels · cherubim · seraphim · archangels · saints
succubusesguardian angels
Protective spirits assigned to individuals
guardian spirits · muses · fairy godmothers · spirit guides · benefactors