Love, as we know it in the book, is a daimon which possesses and undoes each of its victims.
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Daimon
/ˈdʌɪməʊn/
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6 entriesGreek daimondaemon worshipdaimonic energydivine daimoninner daimonpersonal daimon
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All at once, my daimōn—that other Me over whom I button my waistcoat when I button it over my own person—put it into my head to look up the story of Madame Saqui.
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The object which first appears is adopted as the personal mystery, guardian spirit, or tutelary daimon of the entranced, and is never mentioned by him without first making a sacrifice.
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Marcus Aurelius is persuaded that God gives every man a special daimon as his guide – a belief which reappears in the Christian guardian angel.
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