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Answer for the clue "(Greek) a benevolent spirit ", 8 letters:
eudaemon

Word definitions for eudaemon in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In the 1st century BC , the Arabian city of Eudaemon (usually identified with the port of Aden ) was a transshipping port in the Red Sea trade. The city and surrounding country were the Latin Arabia Felix . It was described in the Periplus of the Erythraean ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Eudemon \Eu*de"mon\, Eudaemon \Eu*d[ae]"mon\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well, good + ? one's demon.] A good angel. --Southey.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a benevolent spirit [syn: eudemon , good spirit ] [ant: cacodemon ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A good or benevolent spirit. n. A good or benevolent spirit.

Usage examples of eudaemon.

The Bayadere Eudaemon Broceliande Lyonesse Tithonus An Ode to Antares Translations Dante.