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EPISODE · Feb 20, 2018 · 32 MIN

Episode 43: Demon

from Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast

Greek gods. Golden Age heroes. Our conscience. Guardian angels. Evil spirits. All of these things and more were once associated with the word daimon, the Ancient Greek predecessor of the Modern English 'demon.' Originally a neutral term that did not imply good or bad, today's episode looks at how this pagan Greek term became the embodiment of evil spirits.

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