daimon
| In Greek mythology and thought, a supernatural power, sometimes associated with the individual fates of human beings; a guardian spirit. |
| Socrates used the name ‘daimon’ for the voice of conscience or an instinct guiding each person to fulfil his or her destiny; later writers have taken it to personify inspiration. The word ‘demon’ is derived from it but a daimon was not thought to be malevolent. |
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