Cacodaemon - Cacodaemon

Japanese: カコダイモン - かこだいもん
Cacodaemon - Cacodaemon

…In particular, all sudden, mysterious, fateful powers, whether good or bad, are attributed to daemons. When one has a good relationship with this power, it is called eudaimōn (happiness), and when one has a bad relationship with it, it is called kakodaimōn (misfortune). Hesiod believed that people who lived in the Golden Age became daemons and guided future generations. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "cacodaemon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ことに突如として襲ってくる不可解で運命的な力は善悪を問わずすべてダイモンに帰せられる。その力とよい関係にある場合がエウダイモンeudaimōn(幸福),悪しき関係にあるときがカコダイモンkakodaimōn(不幸)なのである。ヘシオドスは,黄金時代に生きていた人々がダイモンとなって後世の人々を導くとした。…

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