ephialtes
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἐφιάλτης (Ephiáltēs).
Noun
[edit]ephialtes (plural ephialtes)
- (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 112:
- "Those that were asleep it [a spirit] terrified with horrible visions; those that were waking it would strike, pull, or press, lying heavy upon them like an Ephialtes: so that there were perpetuall complaints every morning of their last nights rest through the whole Town."
- 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book III, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 112: