Succubus

Alone succubus size on the outside of an ancient English tavern, which suggests that inside there could be a brothel.

The succubi or Angels (from the Latin succŭbus, from succubare, «to rest below»), according to western medieval legends, are some demons that take the form of attractive women to seduce men or women, especially adolescents and monks, entering their dreams and fantasies. In general they are women of great sensuality and extreme incandescent beauty. The myth of the succubi could have arisen as an explanation for the phenomenon of wet dreams and sleep paralysis. According to other perspectives, clear supernatural visitation experiences can occur at night in the form of hypnagogic hallucination. In the 16th century, a carving or sculpture of a succubus outside an inn indicated that it also functioned as a brothel.

Etymology

The word «succubus» comes from an alteration of the word succuba; The word itself derives from the prefix sub-, which means 'under', and from the verb cubo, cubare, which means "to lie". Thus, a succubus is someone who lies under another person, while an incubus (Latin in-, prefix meaning "on top of") is someone who lies under another person. on top of another person.

Appearance

Succubi vary in appearance, generally as black-haired or red-haired women. However, they are almost universally painted as seductive women in the nude or in skimpy, revealing clothing, with an unearthly beauty, often with demonic wings. From time to time, they are given other demonic traits, such as horns, a tail with a triangular tip, snake eyes, fangs, snakes coiled around their body, etc. Often they simply appear in dreams as an attractive, naked woman who the victim cannot get rid of or forget, even after waking up.

Motivations

The most widespread mythical version is that the succubi attack their victims to absorb the blood or vital energy of the man and thus feed themselves, unlike the incubi, which sexually attack their victim and usually appear when they are about to lose her virginity, according to Western popular culture. Likewise, the succubi can affect the person while they sleep, changing and transforming their appearance from one woman to another in many cases.

Succubus List

One of the most relevant in demonology is Lilith, but there are many other examples of succubi drawn from mythology and fantasy:

• Laura.
• Abrahel
• Alouqua
• Baltazo
• Beatriz (Turolean tradition)
• Bietka
• Chaupiñamca (Peruvian folklore)
• Cire
• Filotano
• Fiura (woman of Trauco in chilota mythology)
• The Mojana
• The Huldra of the Scandinavian folklore
• La Serrana de la Vera is a Spanish legend of similar characteristics
• Lilit and the Lilies (Judaism)
• Lilitu (Sumerio)
• Rusalka (slavo)
• Poludnitsa (slavo)
• Xtabay, Mayan legend
• The Sayona, Venezuelan legend.
• Siguanaba, Mexican and Central American legend
• Cegua, Costa Rican and Nicaraguan legend
• Ciguapa, Dominican and Cuban legend
• Empollerada woman, Panamanian legend
• Dama Tapada, Ecuadorian legend
• Discarded, Salvadoran legend, Aztec and Ecuadorian
• Tunda, Colombian and Ecuadorian legend
• Lamia, Greek legend
• Impusa, Greek legend
• Nixe, English and German legend
• Aloja (from Catalan mythology)
• Miringua, Mexican legend
• Mayra, veracruzana legend
• Loredana, Venezuelan legend
• La Mónica, Leyenda del Sur del Perú
• Yama-uba, Japanese legend
• Angy Copa Ojos (The Champagne Cup)
• Black widow (Chilean language)
• Patasola, Colombian legend
• Yuki-onna, Japanese legend
• Pontianak, Asian legend
• Tenjin Ohatsu, Japanese legend
• Hone-Onna, nipona legend
• Nure-Onna
• Iso-Onna, legend of the coast of Japan.
• Mocuana, Nicaraguan legend
• Maira, Uruguayan legend
• Muelona, Colombian legend
• Kejoro, legend of Japanese mythology
• Sundel Bolong, Indonesian legend
• Kitsune legend of Japanese mythology
• Kumiho, Korean legend
• Tlazolteotl (from Aztec mythology)
• The Pincoya (from Chilota mythology)
• Hanya, Mexican legend

Succubi in popular culture

TV series

• In the series Parks and Recreation the ex-wife of Ron Swanson, Tammy dos, shows in several similar episodes.
• In an episode of the series South ParkChef falls in love with a soup.
• In the series Lost Girl the protagonist is a succubus.
• In the Sleepy Hollow series 'Mama'.
• In the series Embroideredin episode 5 of Season 2, entitled She's a man, baby, a man'' Phoebe begins to have exotic dreams that end with the murder of lovers of her dreams, fears that she is a sudden demon, who is killing men in San Francisco.

Classical Literature

• In the novel by Gabriel García Márquez "Love in the times of cholera", Lucrecía del Real del Obispo, friend of Fermina Daza, refers to Florentino Ariza as "appears to be a lost soup."
• In the saga of books "Tenth Moons" Leah Ravenwood is a succubus
• In the book "The Mayan Resurrection" by Steve Alten. Lilith is the first wife of Adam in a Succubus and character of Popol Vuh's history.

Movies

• In the movie Knights of Badassdom, Three friends of the role play invokes a succubus by mistake.
• In the horror movie Incubus of 1966 rolled in Esperanto mention is made to súcubos.
• In the movie Jennifer's Body (2009), Megan Fox portrays a teenage cheerleader turned into a succubus who kills the kids in his city.
• In the movie Case 39 (2009) Jodelle Ferland interprets a girl named Lilith, who is a succubus and can create illusions to torment her victims.
• In the movie V/H/S (2012), segment Amateur Night presents three friends who face a succubus, interpreted by Hannah Fierman, who appears in credits as LilyApparently a reference to Lilit.
• In the movie Siren (2016), a spin-off of the mentioned V/H/S, focuses on the same succubus, interpreted by Hannah Fierman.

Video Games

• In the series of fighting video games Darkstalkers by Capcom, two of his characters, the Sisters Morrigan Aensland and Lilith Aensland, both of whom are soaked.
• In the reboot of the Devil May Cry saga DmC: Devil May CryOne of his bosses is a Succubus
• In Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow appears as one of the lower enemies "Succubus" and a weaker version called "Lilith"
• In the video game Catherine., the protagonist (Vincent Brooks) is seduced by a soup named Catherine.
• In the video game saga 'The Witcher'.
• In the video game Dota 2 One of the characters named Queen of Pain is a succubus.
• Within the "Mass Effect" saga, those affected by Ardat-Yakshi syndrome are largely based on all the succubus.
• In the video game Shit. is one of the redundant monsters of the last levels of hell.
• In the video game Hearthstone There's a letter called Succubus.
• In the video game World of Warcraft witches can invoke a Succubus.
• In the video game League of Legends Evelynn is confirmed as a succubus.
• The Ethnic Queen of the Disgaea video game is of this race.
• In the video game The Binding of Isaac an item of the same name that can be obtained in a covenant with Satan.
• In the video game Agony Succubuses are a central part of history.
• In the video game "Injustice 2" The character of "Enchantress" is half human and half succubus.
• In the video game Paladins Two Characters; Maeve and Seris each have a demonic aspect, having this subject of Succubus.
• In the Castlevania videogame: Symphony of the Night, Alucard finds himself with a succubus that under a spell pretends to be Lisa, an apparition of Alucard's mother, inciting him to end humans as his last desire before he died, Alucard realizes that it is an artimaña to manipulate him as she would never ask for something like that, after this, the Succubus is facing.
• In the video game Book of lust the antagonist is a succubus that possesses the body of Olivia, the mother of jake, as well as being able to own others and steal vital energy from them
• In the Guardian Tales mobile video game there are three usable succubuses: Bianca noble coat, Yuze adventurous cover and Zoe tourist guide. In the world 7 Kingdom of the dungeons there is a community of succubuses.

Manga, anime and oriental literature

• In the anime series Shinmai Maō no Testament, the character Maria is a succubus.
• On the sleeve and anime Rosario + VampireKurumu Kurono, friend of the protagonist, is a succubus.
• On the sleeve and anime Neon Genesis Gospeln, Lilith (first woman of Adam and succubus) is repeatedly mentioned in the series and appears in the anime film The End of Gospeln.
• On the sleeve and anime Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun Mayu Tsukimura and Reika Hōjō are sudden.
• In the anime series Junketsu no Maria, Artemis is a succubus.
• In the anime series Demi-chan wa KataritaiSakie Satou is a succubus.
• In the anime Miyukichan in the WonderlandJabberwocki is a soup.
• In anime Viper GTS There are three succubus calls Mercedes, Carrera and Rati.
• Mika Akuno of the anime Koakuma Kanojo is a succubus.
• Mari Setogaya of Itadaki Seieki is a vampire and succubus hybrid.
• Ageha de Omamori Himari is the yokai version of this breed.
• Persefone de Angelium is a succubus at the service of Hades.
• Queen Mercelida and her daughter of Astarotte no Omocha!
• Harumi of the anime Yuragisou no Yuuna San is a human hybrid and succubus
• The Mayspell prostitute of Ishuzoku Reviewers is of this race
• Yume Eguchi from Strike the Blood belongs to this race
• In the anime hentai Words Worth appears a soup named Delta
• Alma Elma of the anime hentai Monmusu Quest is of this race
• Prim of the anime Urusei Yatsura is a succubus but of another planet
• The succubus sleeve Soul Eater.
• In the anime series Kono Subarashi Sekai or Shukufuku wo! The village of beginners has a place where the adventurers negotiate with the súcubos, there is a soup called Lolisa
• In the animated series Overlord, the Albedo character is also a succubus.
• In the anime series

"Mairimashita iruma Kun" one of the teachers is a succubus and teaches about the human world, seduction books, etc. She can see her students how much is the percentage of her beauty to conquer.

Music

• One of the singles of the band visual kei THE GALLO has a title SUCCUBUS
• In the album Turn Off the Light (album) by Kim Petras the singer adopts the essence of the demon to recount his songs