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δαίμων , ονος, voc.
A.δαίμωνS.OC1480 (lyr.), “δαῖμονTheoc.2.11, , , god, goddess, of individual gods or goddesses, Il.1.222, 3.420, etc.; “δαίμονι ἶσος5.438; ἐμίσγετο δαίμονι δαίμων, of Φιλίη and Νεῖκος, Emp. 59.1 :—but more freq. of the Divine power (while θεός denotes a God in person), the Deity, cf. Od.3.27; πρὸς δαίμονα against the Divine power, Il.17.98; σὺν δαίμονι by its grace, 11.792; κατὰ δαίμονα, almost, = τύχῃ, by chance, Hdt.1.111; “τύχᾳ δαίμονοςPi.O.8.67; ἄμαχος δ., i. e. Destiny, B.15.23: in pl., ὅτι δαίμονες θέλωσιν, what the Gods ordain, Id.16.117; “ταῦτα δ᾽ ἐν τῷ δ.S. OC1443; “ τύχη καὶ δ.Lys. 13.63, cf.Aeschin.3.111; “κατὰ δαίμονα καὶ συντυχίανAr.Av.544.
2. the power controlling the destiny of individuals: hence, one's lot or forlune,δτυγερὸς δέ οἱ ἔχραε δ.Od.5.396, cf. 10.64; “δαίμονος αἶσα κακή11.61; δαίμονα δώσω I will deal thee fate, i.e. kill thee, I1.8.166; freq. in Trag. of good or ill fortune,ὅταν δ. εὐροῇA.Pers.601; “δ. ἀσινήςId.Ag.1342 (lyr.); “κοινόςId.Th.812; “γενναῖος πλὴν τοῦ δαίμονοςS.OC76; “δαίμονος σκληρότηςAntipho 3.3.4; “τὸν οἴακα στρέφει δ. ἑκάστψAnaxandr.4.6; personified as the good or evil genius of a family or person, “δ. τῷπλεισθενιδῶνA.Ag.1569, cf. S.OT1194 (lyr.); “ ἑκάστου δ.Pl.Phd.107d, cf. PMag.Lond.121.505, Iamb.Myst.9.1; “ δ. τὴν ἡμετέραν μοῖραν λελογχώςLys.2.78; “ἅπαντι δ. ἀνδρι συμπαρίσταται εὐθὺς γενομένῳ μυσταγωγὸς τοῦ βίουMen.16.2 D.; “δ. ἀλάστορεςId.8D.; “ μέγας [τοῦ Καίσαρος] δ.Plu.Caes.69; σὸς δ. κακός ibid.; “ βασιλέως δ.Id.Art.15; “ἦθος ἀνθρώπῳ δ.Heraclit.119; “Ξενοκράτης φησὶ τὴν ψυχὴν ἑκάστου εἶναι δ.Arist.Top.112a37.
II. δαίμονες, οἱ, souls of men of the golden age, acting as tutelary deities, Hes.Op. 122, Thgn.1348, Phoc.15, Emp.115.5, etc.; “θεῶν, δ., ἡρώων, τῶν ἐν ἍιδουPl.R.392a: less freq. in sg., “δαίμονι δ᾽ οἷος ἔησθα τὸ ἐργάζεσθαι ἄμεινονHes.Op.314; τὸν τὲ δ. Δαρεῖον ἀγκαλεῖσθε, of the deified Darius, A.Pers.620; νῦν δ᾽ ἐστὶ μάκαιρα δ., of Alcestis, E.Alc.1003 (lyr.), cf.IG12(5).305.5 (Paros): later, of departed souls, Luc.Luct.24; δαίμοσιν εὐσεβέσιν, = Dis Manibus, IG14.1683; so θεοὶ δ., ib.938, al.: also, ghost, Paus.6.6.8.
2. generally, spiritual or semi-divine being inferior to the Gods, Plu.2.415a, al., Sallust.12, Dam.Pr.183, etc.; esp. evil spirit, demon, Ev.Matt.8.31, J.AJ8.2.5; “φαῦλοι δ.Alex.Aphr.Pr.2.46; δαίμονος ἔσοδος εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, Aret.SD1.4; “πρᾶξις ἐκβάλλουσα δαίμοναςPMag.Par.1227.
3. ἀγαθὸς δ. the Good Genius to whom a toast was drunk after dinner, Ar.V.525, Nicostr.Com.20, D.S.4.3, Plu.2.655e, Philonid. ap. Ath.15.675b, Paus.9.39.5, IG12(3).436 (Thera), etc.; of Nero, “. δ. τῆς οἰκουμένηςOGI666.3; of the Nile, . δ. ποταμός ib.672.7 (i A.D.); of the tutelary genius of individuals (supr. 1), “. δ. ΠοσειδωνίουSIG1044.9 (Halic.): pl., δαίμονες ., = Lat. Di Manes, SIG1246 (Mylasa): Astrol., ἀγαθός, κακός δ., names of celestial κλῆροι, Paul.Al.N.4, O.1, etc. (Less correctly written Ἀγαθοδαίμων, q.v.).
B. = δαήμων, knowing, δ. μάχης skilled in fight, Archil.3.4. (Pl. Cra.398b, suggests this as the orig. sense; while others would write δαήμονες in Archil., and get rid of this sense altogether; cf. however αἵμων. More probably the Root of δαίμων (deity) is δαίω to distribute destinies;; cf. Alcm.48.)
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