Daimon Daimon is the Greek derivative for the term demon. In this sense the term "demon" means "replete with knowledge." The ancient Greeks thought there were good and bad demons called 'eudemons' and 'cacodemons.
Daimon
Also Daemon. The daimon means 'divine power', 'fate', or 'god'. To the Greeks daimons were intermediary spirits between human beings and the gods, acting as spiritual advisors. See , , and .
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The genesis of the idea "daimon" is difficult to pin down.
Daimon in Greek meant "a Spirit" not "a bad Spirit."
143. Zoroaster calls the congruities of material forms to the ideals of the Soul of the World -- Divine Allurements.
- Ficinus, de Vit. Coel. Comp. Z.
Daemon (Daimon) : a guardian spirit or guardian angel often associated with the communication of advice and inspiration.
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] Then come various hierarchies of super-human beings, Archangels Archons (Rulers) or Cosmocratores, Angels, Daimons, etc.
The ancients believed in the existence of daimones, a race of malicious genii who floated about in the atmosphere. St.
Socrates' daimonion, the subject of ancient, early modern, and modern philosophical speculation, was central.
A creative person has little power over his own life. He is not free. He is captive and drawn by his daimon.
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 See also: Spirit, Ritual, Spiritual, World, Light
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