I found this definition on http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/articles/s/succubus.html Encyclopedia Mythica site Succubus ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: "succubus" >Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 17:52:08 -0700 > >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: >[log in to unmask] > > >------------ >Bernard Barryte >Associate Director / Chief Curator >Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University >Stanford, CA 94305-5060 > >[log in to unmask] >tel: 650/ 725-0466 fax: 650/ 725-0464 > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail >message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read >"help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://museums.state.nm.us/nmmnh/museum-l.html. You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).