Do demons have genders?

[the game]

So I know based on the storyline for whatever movie/book/story they're in demons will either have genders or not. But what about in mythology? Do they really have genders or is that just our way of understanding them?

[Shortsy]

Well Succubi were depicted as female, as they'd lay with you to birth half human, half demon babies. Same goes for Incubi as males. Those are two examples.

[Independent voter]

Hmmm, now here's a question I can get behind.

I would say no, they are evil spirits who aren't related to man and so when they take on a gender it's solely to relate to us in some way.

[Zandalarian Paladin]

Well Succubi were depicted as female, as they'd lay with you to birth half human, half demon babies. Same goes for Incubi as males. Those are two examples.

Came here to say this. At least some do.

[Mister Cheese]

Some do. Some don't. Depends on what kind of universe you're looking to write in.

[Evil Midnight Bomber]

So I know based on the storyline for whatever movie/book/story they're in demons will either have genders or not. But what about in mythology? Do they really have genders or is that just our way of understanding them?

You do realize that there's more than one mythology, right? The answer to your question will vary from one mythology to another.

[lucred]

Last I checked, succubi WERE incubi... They would sleep with a man as a succubus, store the result, then seduce/rape a woman as an incubus and use the material they had acquired from the first encounter to impregnate the woman.

[derpkitteh]

in the arbahamic faiths, they should have. since they're just the followers of satan that was expelled with him.

succubi and inccubi. in some mythology the succubi changes into the inccubi to plant the seed she steals from the woman.

other mythologies, it just depends.

[Trassk]

Yeah they do, just depends on who writes them, demons are fictional characters so can be either or none, depending on the author.

[Netherspark]

There is no singular mythology for demons.

What we refer to as "demons" are either generally nondescript monsters or amalgamations of "evil" spirits and beings from a dozen or more different origins.

[derpkitteh]

oh... then there's succubus (male)

[Zomis]

So I know based on the storyline for whatever movie/book/story they're in demons will either have genders or not. But what about in mythology? Do they really have genders or is that just our way of understanding them?

Yes, I believe Hillary Clinton is female

[Shadowferal]

oh... then there's succubus (male

Males are incubus.

[derpkitteh]

Males are incubus.

no no, this one is succubus (male)

[Deleted]

Depends on whose demons they are. Shocking isn't it.

[Shadowferal]

Succubus are female.
Incubus are the male versions of the temptress...

[Dellis0991]

Hmmm, now here's a question I can get behind.

I would say no, they are evil spirits who aren't related to man and so when they take on a gender it's solely to relate to us in some way.

The demons in wow do and don't, but in mythology I couldn't say because they could possibly take the form of any gender they choose or both.

[Deleted]

Well Succubi were depicted as female, as they'd lay with you to birth half human, half demon babies.

These sound like normal babies.

[derpkitteh]

Succubus are female.
Incubus are the male versions of the temptress...

yeah, but... this one is succubus (male).

[Shadowferal]

yeah, but... this one is succubus (male).

....That doesn't make any sense.
The "tempters" of the demons have been identified as always the male incubus, and the female succubus.
Or to put it another way...incubus have boy parts, and succubus have girl parts...