Ancestor and Influence

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Ancestor noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.

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Influence and ancestor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Influence" instead a noun "Ancestor".

Nearby Words: ancestry, ancestral, ancestress

Influence noun - The power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly.

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Ancestor and influence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancestor" instead a noun "Influence".

human	human ancestor	human influence
good	good ancestor	good influence
direct	direct ancestor	direct influence
alien	alien ancestor	alien influence
Other adjectives: single, powerful, actual, great, main, early, possible, greatest, demonic, roman.

In the Blood: Apparently, the influence of the Dark in Caradog Prichard's line is this, thanks to what we learn about his ancestor during the Drews' jaunt to the past.

Source: Literature / The Dark Is Rising
The mechanic, but not the trope, is inverted in its spiritual ancestor, Changeling: The Dreaming, where delving into fae lore and power causes one to become less human and more fae but this is unquestionably a Bad Thing, as humanity is the natural state and the dream is the corrupting influence.

Source: Curiosity Causes Conversion
Furthermore, Bewitched is credited as a major influence on the very first Magical Girl anime, Sally the Witch (Mahōtsukai Sally, broadcast 1966-1968), making it the ultimate ancestor of all Cute Witch characters in Japanese animation.

Source: Series / Bewitched

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