The most famous succubus is Lilith, who is believed to have been the first woman instead of Eve. Many of the succubus myths are derived from Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah. There are also a number of non-sexual variants which generally involve the demon pinning the person to the bed, and strangling or suffocating them in some way. In Arabic cultures, jinns were thought to be responsible for the same acts Sila are a specific type which according to legend appears in shape of a woman, seducing men into dancing, marrying, and fathering their half-genie young. Many other cultures have sex demons as part of their mythology that are analogous or similar to the incubus and succubus. Some of the kookier fundamentalists still believe in the existence of these demons and seek out or offer exorcisms to get rid of them. Exorcism and confession were considered the two best methods for disposing of the demons. The means by which incubi and succubi were to be dealt with were laid out in the Malleus Maleficarum. This is generally done while the victim is sleeping. Less often, these demons use sexual intercourse as a means to directly possess the body of their victims. In others, the incubus and succubus are the same shape-shifting demon which needs to collect semen as a succubus first before it transforms into an incubus to impregnate a woman. The incubus impregnates women with its demon semen while the succubus impregnates itself using a man with its deviled egg. In some accounts, the incubus and succubus are two separate demons. There are a few basic variations on the myth. The first actual mention of the succubus comes from the 1300's. Augustine mentioned sexual creatures in some of his works. The exact origin of the myth is unknown, though St. Who forgot to put up the demon bed netting again!? ( Incubus, 1870, artist unknown)
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