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incubus Noun

[Subject: Greek, Etruscan, Roman]

- According to roman folklore, an incubus is a look-like male demon who lies upon sleeping people to give them nightmares or, in case of women, have sexual relationships with them.
They wore a small hat that sometimes lose. The person who finds it will have the power of discover hidden treasures

Translated by: GUEST USER

Etymology: Late Latin < incubare (lie upon)

Translated in 22 languages

Translations21
	Italian	incubo
	Spanish	incubo; pesadilla
	French	incube
	German	Inkubus
	Russian	*инкубировали??
	Arabic	*تحضين??
	Afrikaans	nagmerrie
	Catalan	íncub; incubo
	Croatian	*inkubiraju??
	Danish	incubus
	Dutch	incubus
	Greek	εφιάλτης
	Hebrew	דבוק
	Hungarian	*inkubáltuk??
	Japanese	夢魔
	Latin	incubo; incubus
	Old Greek	ἐφιάλτης
	Portuguese	íncubo
	Swedish	*inkuberas??
	Traditional Chinese	*夢魔??
	Zulu	iphupho elibi

incubus

[Subject: Generalities]

Translated by: FARHAD PEZESHKI

Translated in 3 languages

Translations2
	Finnish	painajainen
	Persian	بختك

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