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Usually I see δαίμων latinized as "demon" not "daemon". You got me looking and I found an interesting discussion on these words over on stack exchange [1]. TL;D
by Skunkleton 6y ago
Usually I see δαίμων latinized as "demon" not "daemon". You got me looking and I found an interesting discussion on these words over on stack exchange [1]. TL;DR, "daemon" sometimes means "demon", but without the negative connotations, other times it is just an alternative spelling.
[1] https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/39266/what-is-the-difference-between-daemon-and-demon-in-a-religious-context https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/39266/what-is-th...
- emmanueloga_ 6y agoOh! The good daemons! "benevolent or benign nature spirits...". Not in the Judeo-Christian tradition, for sure :-) Also got me curious about the C.S. ethymology of the word. According to the venerable Jargon File (which has entries for both "daemon" and "demon"), it is named in honor of one of Maxwell's thought experiments! [1] 1: http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/D/daemon.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/D/daemon.html
- Skunkleton 6y agoAhh, neat. Thanks for the link.