An alternative spelling of cacodaemon; an evil spirit or malevolent supernatural being.
From Greek 'kakos' (bad) + 'demon' (spirit). This simplified spelling variant appears in some English texts as an alternative to the longer cacodaemon form.
Spelling variations like 'cacodaemon' versus 'cacodemon' reveal how Renaissance scholars were still deciding how to Anglicize Greek terms—different scholars made different choices!
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