Eudaemon (mythology)

For the ancient Arabian city, see Eudaemon. For other uses, see Eudaemon (disambiguation).
Winged daemon depicted in ancient Corinthian plate.

The eudaemon, eudaimon, or eudemon (Greek: εὐδαίμων) in Greek mythology was a type of daemon or genius (deity), which in turn was a kind of spirit.[1] A eudaemon was regarded as a good spirit or angel, and the evil cacodaemon was its opposing spirit.[2]

  1. ^ Russell, Michael; W, J. T. (1865); Vol I, p 157.
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster (1995); p 392.