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... succubus . In 1650 he heard the confession of a young man to whom his beloved had appeared , claiming she had been driven away from home . After a night's pleasures , the youth realized his Teresa was actually a succubus , but his ...
... succubus . In 1650 he heard the confession of a young man to whom his beloved had appeared , claiming she had been driven away from home . After a night's pleasures , the youth realized his Teresa was actually a succubus , but his ...
Page 490
... Succubus . A devil in female form , the succubus specializes in seducing men . Al- though feminine in meaning , in form this medieval Latin word , succubus , is mascu- line ( because demons were supposedly sex- less ) ; the feminine ...
... Succubus . A devil in female form , the succubus specializes in seducing men . Al- though feminine in meaning , in form this medieval Latin word , succubus , is mascu- line ( because demons were supposedly sex- less ) ; the feminine ...
Page 491
... succubus became enshrined in a famous Ambrosian hymn ( " Procul recedant som- nia " ) — “ Let all dreams and phantasms of the night . . . fade away , lest our bodies be polluted . " woman , Stories of succubi recur throughout medieval ...
... succubus became enshrined in a famous Ambrosian hymn ( " Procul recedant som- nia " ) — “ Let all dreams and phantasms of the night . . . fade away , lest our bodies be polluted . " woman , Stories of succubi recur throughout medieval ...
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