Daimon vs. Daemon — What's the Difference?

Daimon or Daemon (δαίμων: "god", "godlike", "power", "fate") originally referred to a lesser deity or guiding spirit such as the daimons of ancient Greek religion and mythology and of later Hellenistic religion and philosophy. The word is derived from Proto-Indo-European *daimon "provider, divider (of fortunes or destinies)," from the root *da- "to divide".

Chiefly British Variant of demon.

An inferior deity, such as a deified hero.

Variant of daimon.

An attendant spirit; a genius.

(Computers) A program or process that runs in the background but remains inactive until invoked.

Syn of demon, particularly as

An idea depicted as an entity.

(Greek mythology) A tutelary deity or spirit that watches over a person or place.

(uncommon) demon.

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal.

See Demon, Demonic.

One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief

A person who is part mortal and part god