I found this definition on
http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/s/succubus.html
Encyclopedia Mythica site

Succubus
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In medieval European folklore, a female demon (or evil spirit) who visits
men in their sleep to lie with them in ghostly sexual intercourse. The man
who falls victim to a succubus will not awaken, although may experience it
in a dream. The male counterpart is the incubus.


>From: Bernard Barryte <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: "succubus"
>Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 17:52:08 -0700
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>In an article I'm editing the author refers to a "succubus" as a
>"mythological  demon."  But this creature doesn't appear in any of my
>standard dictionaries so I don't think she is Greco-Roman, though she may
>appear in Near Eastern mythology?  Anyway, I need to add a cultural
>reference, so I would be grateful to anyone who can help with a reference
>or a more complete definition.  Thanks very much, and reply off-list to:
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