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They often appear in Japanese legends, folktales, fairy tales, and performing arts, and famous among them are Momiji (from The Legend of Momiji and Momijigari) from Togakushi, Shinano Province (now the town of Kinasa, Nagano, Nagano Prefecture) and Suzuka Gozen from the Suzuka Mountains.
Incubus, 1879. An incubus (English plural: incubuses, Latin plural: incubi) is a male demon in human form in folklore that seeks to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women; the corresponding spirit in female form is called a succubus. Parallels exist in many cultures. [1]
A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, mostly through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs male semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus will result in a bond being formed between the succubus and the person; and a succubus ...
Momiji (Japanese 紅葉) [a] is a female oni in Japanese folklore, whose story is known as The Legend of Momiji (紅葉伝説). The legend has been handed down in Kinasa, Togakushi, and Bessho Onsen [Wikidata] in Nagano prefecture. In the story, the hero, Taira no Koremochi , fights and defeats the kijo named Momiji.
A term for female oni, the most famous of which is Onibaba. Kinoko A yamawaro variant from the Kinki region that resembles a very young child on the very rare occasions when it is visible at all. Kirin The Japanese version of the Chinese qilin, which is part dragon and part deer with antlers, fish scales and an ox's tail. Said to be a ...
The incubus will, in his turn, transfer this sperm to a human female and thus impregnate her. Yet it may be said that these devils assume a body not in order that they may bestow life upon it, but that they may by the means of this body preserve human semen, and pass the semen on to another body.
Xmal Deutschland's 1982 song "Incubus/Succubus" was one of their most popular songs. Lords of Acid's 1994 Album Voodoo-U features cover art with succubuses. In 1997 Norwegian symphonic black metal band Dimmu Borgir has a song called "A Succubus In Rapture" on their album Enthrone Darkness Triumphant, which describes this creature.
Japanese adaptations The Yaoguai's Yaomo alias was used in AdventureQuest Worlds during its 2014 Akiba's New Year celebration on Yokai Island. It is depicted as a horned half-demon half- horse creature (with its build being similar to a centaur ) with additional eyes on its chest and parts of the horse body.