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  2. Lilith - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. Female entity in Near Eastern mythology This article is about the religious figure Lilith. For other uses, see Lilith (disambiguation). Lilith (1887) by John Collier Lilith, also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be ...

  3. Lilith (Lurianic Kabbalah) - Wikipedia

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    Another, more demonic Lilith, known as the woman of whoredom, is found in the Zohar book 1:5a. She is Samael ( Satan )'s feminine counterpart. The Lilith that most are familiar with is the wife of Adam in the Alphabet of Ben Sira (8th to 10th centuries CE), known as Adam haRishon , "the first man", among kabbalists .

  4. Naamah (demon) - Wikipedia

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    In another story from the Zohar, Naamah and Lilith are said to have corrupted Ouza and Azazel, who were part of the group of angels knowns as the Watchers. [ 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 ...

  5. Lilith (novel) - Wikipedia

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    James Blish ranked Lilith as "one of the great originals," saying that its "allegory is far from obtrusive, and the story proper both tense and decidedly eerie." [3] E. F. Bleiler described it as "a long parabolic narrative heavily laden with Victorian Christian symbolism" and noted that critical opinion of the novel was sharply divided: "Some critics regard it highly for its fine images and ...

  6. Category:Lilith - Wikipedia

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    Lady Lilith; Lilith (Lurianic Kabbalah) Lilith (Marvel Comics) Lilith (novel) Lilith (opera) Lilith (painting) Lilith (Supernatural) Lilith (World of Darkness) Lilith in popular culture; Lilith, The Legend of the First Woman; Lilu (mythology)

  7. Lilith, The Legend of the First Woman - Wikipedia

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    The legend (doubtless made to reconcile the two accounts in the Book of Genesis of the creation of woman, the first of which represents her made with man, and by implication, coequal; and the other as created second and subordinate), is to the effect that God first created Adam and Lilith, equal in authority; that the clashing this led to was ...

  8. Lilith (painting) - Wikipedia

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    Lilith, detail. Lilith is an 1887 painting by English artist John Collier, who worked in the style of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The painting of the Jewish mythic figure Lilith is held in the Atkinson Art Gallery in Southport, England. It was transferred from Bootle Art Gallery in the 1970s. [1] [2]

  9. Burney Relief - Wikipedia

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    The Burney Relief (also known as the Queen of the Night relief) is a Mesopotamian terracotta plaque in high relief of the Isin-Larsa period or Old-Babylonian period, depicting a winged, nude, goddess-like figure with bird's talons, flanked by owls, and perched upon two lions.