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A distorted view of Homer's daemon results from an anachronistic reading in light of later characterizations by Plato and Xenocrates, his successor as head of the Academy, of the daemon as a potentially dangerous lesser spirit: [7] [20] Burkert states that in the Symposium, Plato has "laid the foundation" that would make it all but impossible ...
Loki is the first Daemon operative and quickly becomes one of the most powerful operatives. His behavior, though useful to the Daemon, is hated and feared even by other Darknet members. His first major act is to infiltrate the anti-Daemon task force. When found out, he quickly triggers an attack, which leaves most of the people and agents there ...
A dæmon (/ ˈ d iː m ən /) is a type of fictional being in the Philip Pullman fantasy trilogies His Dark Materials and The Book of Dust.Dæmons are the external physical manifestation of a person's "inner-self" that takes the form of an animal.
Daimon (δαίμων), also spelled daemon, is a lesser deity or guiding spirit in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Daimon or Daemon may also refer to: Daemon (computing), a computer program that runs as a background process; Daimon (Head Chief) (c. 1850–1930), Nauruan politician; Daimon (name), a Japanese name; Daimon, Toyama, a ...
Bronze statue of the Assyro-Babylonian demon king Pazuzu, c. 800–700 BCE, Louvre. A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. [1] Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in folklore, mythology, religion, and literature; these beliefs are reflected in media including comics, fiction, film, television, and video games.
The philosopher Aristotle believed that a happy person is one who is eudaemon, but still in a literal manner one possessing a good or fortunate daemon. Heraclitus believed that a person’s character is his guardian daemon. [7] Once in a while the good daemon may also stand for the souls of the deceased.
In fact Hexidecimal is the only character in the entire series Daemon shows true animosity towards, calling her an abomination and a disgrace to her kind. This animosity disappeared when Hex returned to her true form: Daemon wondering why they were still fighting and stating that, as viruses, they should be friends.
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