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Lilith (/ ˈ l ɪ l ɪ θ /; Hebrew: לִילִית, romanized: Līlīṯ), also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the first wife of Adam [1] and a primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" [2] from the Garden of Eden for not complying with and ...
She and Lilith cause epilepsy in children. [2] In another story from the Zohar, Naamah and Lilith are said to have corrupted the angels Ouza and Azazel. [3] [4] The text states she also attracts demons, as she is continuously chased by demon kings Afrira and Qastimon every night, but she leaps away every time and takes multiple forms to entice men.
The female demons, among whom Lilith is the best-known, are often said to have come from the primeval sea. In ancient Greek religion, female sea monsters that combine allure and deadliness may also derive from this tradition, including the Gorgons (who were daughters of the old sea god Phorcys), sirens, harpies, and even water nymphs and ...
Lilith is a character in Darksiders and Darksiders II, a female demon-queen who created the Nephilim, angel-demon hybrids. Lilith appears as a playable succubus character in the Darkstalkers series. Lilith appears as the Queen of Darkness and mother of Kalma in Jade Cocoon 2, serving as the game's main antagonist.
Succubus. A depiction of a succubus in "My Dream, My Bad Dream" by Fritz Schwimbeck, 1915. A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, usually through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus ...
Sexuality in Christian demonology. Lilith, 1887 by John Collier. To Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, and Jews there were male and female demons (Jewish demons were mostly male, although female examples such as Lilith exist). In Christian demonology and theology there is debate over the gender and sexual proclivities of demons.
Judit M. Blair wrote a thesis on the relation of the Akkadian word lilu, or its cognates, to the Hebrew word lilith in Isaiah 34:14, which is thought to be a night bird. [14] The Babylonian concept of lilu may be more strongly related to the later Talmudic concept of Lilith (female) and lilin (female).
The identification of the relief as depicting "Lilith" has become a staple of popular writing on that subject. Raphael Patai (1990) [30] believes the relief to be the only existent depiction of a Sumerian female demon called lilitu and thus to define lilitu's iconography. Citations regarding this assertion lead back to Henri Frankfort (1936 ...