agathodemonn.

Brit.

/ˌaɡəθə(ʊ)ˈdiːmən/, U.S.

/ˌæɡəθəˈdimən/

Forms: 1700s– agathodaemon, 1800s– agathodemon.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin agathodaemon; Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin agathodaemon kind of Egyptian serpent (5th cent.), or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων good genius, kind of Egyptian serpent < ancient Greek ἀγαθός good (see agathism n.) + δαίμων demon n. Compare earlier cacodemon n.

A beneficent spirit or divinity, esp. one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > genius > good genius

bonus genius1538

eudemon1629

agathodemon1738

1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. v. 399 The Serpent..was the Agathodæmon of the Phœnicians.

1807 New Encycl. I. 304/1 Among ancient writers, agathodæmon is a denomination given to a kind of serpents, bred up and revered by the Egyptians... They are also called dragons, and fabulously described as having wings.

1836 W. S. Landor Pericles & Aspasia I. 110 Breaking off now and then a nose from a conqueror, and a wing from an agathodemon.

1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. iii. ix. 392 The Japanese are careful to distinguish this serpent from a dragon, with them an agathodemon.

1919 W. H. Hudson Bk. of Naturalist xv. 167 The lethal serpent..was..the Agathodaemon of so many lands and so many races of men.

1989 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Foucault's Pendulum xcvii. 500 She enters then, the young agathodemon of crime, enfolded in a polar-bear fur, her long blond hair flowing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agathodemon
释义	agathodemonn. Brit. /ˌaɡəθə(ʊ)ˈdiːmən/, U.S. /ˌæɡəθəˈdimən/ Forms: 1700s– agathodaemon, 1800s– agathodemon. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin agathodaemon; Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin agathodaemon kind of Egyptian serpent (5th cent.), or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀγαθοδαίμων good genius, kind of Egyptian serpent < ancient Greek ἀγαθός good (see agathism n.) + δαίμων demon n. Compare earlier cacodemon n. A beneficent spirit or divinity, esp. one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > genius > good genius bonus genius1538 eudemon1629 agathodemon1738 1738 T. Shaw Trav. Barbary & Levant iv. v. 399 The Serpent..was the Agathodæmon of the Phœnicians. 1807 New Encycl. I. 304/1 Among ancient writers, agathodæmon is a denomination given to a kind of serpents, bred up and revered by the Egyptians... They are also called dragons, and fabulously described as having wings. 1836 W. S. Landor Pericles & Aspasia I. 110 Breaking off now and then a nose from a conqueror, and a wing from an agathodemon. 1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. iii. ix. 392 The Japanese are careful to distinguish this serpent from a dragon, with them an agathodemon. 1919 W. H. Hudson Bk. of Naturalist xv. 167 The lethal serpent..was..the Agathodaemon of so many lands and so many races of men. 1989 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Foucault's Pendulum xcvii. 500 She enters then, the young agathodemon of crime, enfolded in a polar-bear fur, her long blond hair flowing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1738
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