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Lilith is the [[Sumerian]] [[Fertility]] [[Goddess]] considered to be a [[demon]] or [[succubus]] in [[Jewish]] [[Mythology]]. She was a goddess of agriculture, motherhood and fertility for both men and women. Often refered to as Lilitu or Lilit and frequently believed to also have been a wind goddess.

'''Lilith''' is a [[demon]] or [[succubus]] in [[Jewish]] [[mythology]]. According to a late forgery alleged to have been written by Ben Sira, Lilith is the first wife of [[Adam]] (before [[Eve]]). She leaves [[Eden]] in a metaphorical version of [[divorce]]. She argued that as she and Adam were both made from the earth, they should be equal. After she leaves Eden, she is transformed into a succubus and cursed by [[God]] to never find [[love]] because her kisses suck the life out of mortal men.<ref>https://www.scribd.com/doc/7376632/Lilith</ref>

In the ben Sira version of the [[Bible]] Lilith is the first wife of [[Adam]] (before [[Eve]]) and she is leaves [[Eden]] in a metaphorical version of [[divorce]]. After she leaves Eden she is transformed into a succubus and [[cursed]] by [[God]] to never find [[love]] because her kisses suck the life out of mortal men.

According to [[Isaiah (Biblical book)|Isaiah]]: "And wild animals shall meet with hyenas; the wild goat shall cry to his fellow; indeed, there the night bird settles and finds for herself a resting place.<ref>Isaiah 34:14 (ESV).</ref> "Night bird" in this passage can also be translated as "Lilith."<ref>Gaines, Janet Howe, "[http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/lilith/ Lilith: Seductress, heroine or murderer?]", ''Bible History Daily'', Biblical Archaeology Society.</ref>

In Greek legend Lilith is the goddess of the black moon (or the new moon), not to be confused with [[Artemis]] the goddess of the full moon or [[Hecate]] the goddess of the crescent moon.

The character of Lilith represents an attempt to reconcile the creation story of Genesis 1:1-2:3 with that given in Genesis 2:4-25. In the first story, man and woman are created together: "male and female he created them."<ref>Genesis 1:27. (ESV).</ref> In the second story, God uses Adam's rib to create Eve.<ref>Genesis 2:22.</ref>

==Links==

==References==

*[http://www.lilithgallery.com/library/lilith/index.html The Lilith Library]

 

==See also==

* [[Lilith Gallery]]

 

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[[Category:Judaism]]