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In early moern English superstition, a familiar spirit, imp, or familiar (from Middle English familiar, related to family) is an animal-shaped spirit who serves for witchery, a demon, or other magician-related subjects. Familiars were imagined to serve their owners as domestic servants, farmhands, spies, and companions, in addition to helping bewitch enemies. These spirits were also said to inspire artists and writers (compare Muse).

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  • Type of quotations in the title of "Bartlett's"
  • (Salem here!) Well-known term for a low-ranking demon who aids a witch & assumes an original form, like a cat (Ohhh...I know this one!)
  • It's an "intimate" term for a cat or other animal that embodies the supernatural & helps a witch
  • I can't recall the name, but "The Face Is" this, by Ogden Nash
  • "Well-known" term for a demon who aids a witch & assumes an animal form, like a cat

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