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'''Lilith''' is a [[mythology|mythological]] female [[Mesopotamia]]n storm [[demon]] associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of [[disease]], [[illness]], and [[death]]. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as ''Lilitu'', in [[Sumer]], circa 3000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC. Lilith appears as a night demon in Jewish lore and as a [[screech owl]] in the [[King James Version of the Bible|King James version]] of the [[Bible]]. '''Lilith''' is a [[mythology|mythological]] female [[Mesopotamia]]n storm [[demon]] associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of [[disease]], [[illness]], and [[death]]. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as ''Lilitu'', in [[Sumer]], circa 3000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC. Lilith appears as a night demon in Jewish lore and as a [[screech owl]] in the [[King James Version of the Bible|King James version]] of the [[Bible]].
 +==See also==
 +* [[Daemon (mythology)]]
 +* [[Naamah (demon)]]
 +* [[Norea]]
 +* [[Lamashtu]]
 +* [[Pazuzu]]
 +* [[Lamia (mythology)]]
 +* [[Abyzou]]
 +* [[1181 Lilith]] (main-belt asteroid)
 +* [[Lilith (hypothetical moon)]]
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Lilith is a fictional character in Christian mythology - sometimes believed to be the first wife of Adam - who in the 1990s and 2000s has come to epitomize the image of the strong and independent woman.

The passage in Genesis 1:27 — "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" (before describing a mate being made of Adam's rib and being called Eve in Genesis 2:22) is believed to be the indication that Adam had a wife before Eve.

A medieval reference to Lilith as the first wife of Adam is the anonymous The Alphabet of Ben Sira, written sometime between the 8th and 11th centuries. Lilith is described as refusing to assume a subservient role to Adam during sexual intercourse and so deserting him ("She said, 'I will not lie below,' and he said, 'I will not lie beneath you, but only on top. For you are fit only to be in the bottom position, while I am to be the superior one.'"). Lilith promptly uttered the name of God, took to the air, and left the Garden, settling on the Red Sea coast. As a side note, this places Lilith in a unique position, for she left the Garden of her own accord and before the Fall of Man, and so is untouched by the Tree of Knowledge. However, according to legend, she also knows the "true name of God".

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Lilith is a mythological female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The figure of Lilith first appeared in a class of wind and storm demons or spirits as Lilitu, in Sumer, circa 3000 BC. Many scholars place the origin of the phonetic name "Lilith" at somewhere around 700 BC. Lilith appears as a night demon in Jewish lore and as a screech owl in the King James version of the Bible.

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