The compiled reference materials record two distinct attestations of the name Demonice. In genealogical listings she appears as the daughter of Agenor of Pleuron (a figure placed in the legendary genealogies of Aetolia). In a separate anecdotal account preserved in later Greek-derived reference traditions, a maiden called Demonice of Ephesus becomes involved with Brennus, the Gaulish leader described in the narrative of a foreign incursion into Asia Minor; in that tale she promises to betray her city for gold and is then buried alive. The modern summaries preserve these brief identifications without providing extended primary-text narrative in the supplied sources.
No physical description or iconographic attributes for Demonice survive in the provided reference materials. The sources preserve her only as a named figure in a genealogical entry (daughter of Agenor of Pleuron) and as the subject of a short anecdote (the maiden of Ephesus); they do not record dress, features, or other visual details.
The sources do not ascribe supernatural powers, magical abilities, or ontological status as a spirit to Demonice. Her recorded actions are wholly human and narrative: one attestation lists her parentage within a mythic genealogy; the other describes human choices motivated by greed (promising to yield/betray for gold) and the mortal consequence (being buried alive). No supernatural behaviors or capacities are described in the cited materials.
Pelasgus
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Porphyrion
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Demonassa
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- [1]Demonice — Wikipedia. Wikipedia, entry 'Demonice' (summary of two women named Demonice in Greek mythology).wiki
- [2]Demonice — Wikidata. Wikidata item Q1186488, identifies Demonice as a figure of Greek mythology.wiki
- [3]Who's Who in Classical Mythology (archival listing). Prosopographical compilation listing Demonice among named figures of classical mythology (archival reference edition).other
- [4]Cum se aplica Legea lui Dumnezeu astăzi? Iasmin și Paul (archive item noted in research notes). Archival audio item cited in source list; noted in research materials but not as a source about Demonice.other
- [5]Sfaturile Sfântului Porfirie pentru depresie (archive item noted in research notes). Archival item present among supplied materials but not relevant to Demonice; included in source list for completeness.other