seduces men in their dreams or in the physical world. Succubi are often depicted as beautiful seductresses, but in medieval folklore they were considered to be horrific and life-draining. Some of the things that succubi are said to do include:
Stealing energy: Succubi are believed to steal energy from the men they seduce.
Killing: In some cases, succubi are said to kill the men they seduce.
Forming bonds: According to some folklore, repeated sexual activity with a succubus can form a bond between the two.
Draining or harming: Some folklore says that succubi drain or harm the men they have intercourse with.
The male counterpart to a succubus is an incubus. Some anthropologists and psychologists believe that succubi and incubi are supernatural explanations for sleep paralysis and hallucinations.
In modern representations, succubi are often depicted as sexually insatiable, neutral, or even positively amicable.
