What is another word for succuba?

Pronunciation: [səkjˈuːbə] (IPA)

A succuba is a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep. This medieval concept has variations in different parts of the world, and there exist multiple synonyms for the word "succuba" used by different cultures. Some of the common synonyms for "succuba" include Hecate, Lilith, night hag, and mare. In Hindu mythology, there are terms like Yakshinis and Dakinis to describe similar entities. The ancient Greeks used the term Empusa or Mormo. Similarly, the Romans had Incubus persona used for male demons. The list of synonyms for "succuba" is vast and varied, but the underlying theme usually refers to some supernatural entity with sexual motives.

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Usage examples for Succuba

Compared with their greedy tricks, the caresses of a woman only diffused a temperate pleasure, and ended in a feeble shock, but with this succuba one remained in a fury at having clasped only the void, at having been the dupe of a lie, the plaything of an appearance, of which one could not remember the form or the features.
"En Route"
J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans
Woe to thee, if thou harbourest the wizard and the succuba!
"The Last Of The Barons, Complete"
Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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