II. δαίμονες,οἱ, souls of men of the golden age,acting as tutelary deities, Hes. Op. 122 , Thgn. 1348 , Phoc. 15 , Emp. 115.5 , etc.; θεῶν, δ., ἡρώων, τῶν ἐν Ἅιδου
Pl. R. 392a
: less freq. in sg., δαίμονι δ' οἷος ἔησθα τὸ ἐργάζεσθαι ἄμεινον
Hes. Op. 314
;τὸν τὲ δ. Δαρεῖον ἀγκαλεῖσθε,of the deified Darius, A. Pers. 620 ;νῦν δ' ἐστὶ μάκαιρα δ.,of Alcestis, E. Alc. 1003 (lyr.), cf. IG 12(5).305.5 (Paros): later, ofdeparted souls,
Luc. Luct. 24 ;δαίμοσιν εὐσεβέσιν, = Dis Manibus,
IG 14.1683 ; soθεοὶ δ.,ib. 938 , al.: also,ghost,
Paus. 6.6.8 .
2. generally,spiritualorsemi-divine beinginferior to the Gods, Plu. 2.415a , al., Sallust. 12 , Dam. Pr. 183 , etc.; esp.evil spirit, demon,
Ev.Matt. 8.31 , J. AJ 8.2.5 ; φαῦλοι δ.
Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.46
;δαίμονος ἔσοδος εἰς τὸν ἄνθρωπον,
Aret. SD 1.4 ; πρᾶξις ἐκβάλλουσα δαίμονας
PMag.Par. 1227
.
3. ἀγαθὸς δ. the Good Geniusto whom a toast was drunk after dinner, Ar. V. 525 , Nicostr.Com. 20 , D.S. 4.3 , Plu. 2.655e , Philonid. ap. Ath. 15.675b , Paus. 9.39.5 , IG 12(3).436 (Thera), etc.; of Nero, ἀ. δ. τῆς οἰκουμένης
OGI 666.3
; of the Nile,ἀ. δ. ποταμόςib. 672.7
(i A.D.); of the tutelary genius of individuals (supr. 1 ), ἀ. δ. Ποσειδωνίου
SIG 1044.9
(Halic.): pl.,δαίμονες ἀ., =Lat.Di Manes, SIG 1246 (Mylasa): Astrol.,ἀγαθός, κακός δ.,names of celestialκλῆροι,
Paul.Al. N. 4 , O. 1 , etc. (Less correctly writtenἈγαθοδαίμων,q.v.).
B.
= δαήμων ,knowing, δ. μάχης skilled infight, Archil. 3.4 . ( Pl. Cra. 398b , suggests this as the orig. sense; while others would writeδαήμονεςin Archil. , and get rid of this sense altogether; cf. howeverαἵμων.More probably the Root ofδαίμων(deity) isδαίω to distribute destinies;; cf. Alcm. 48 .)
