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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilith Lilith] is a figure in Jewish and early Christian folklore, said to be the incarnation of lust. There are multiple possible origin stories for the character of Lilith, but one of the most popular seems to be that she was the first wife of Adam. The story goes on to suggest that she refused to be subservient to Adam because, as she saw it, she was created of the same earth Adam was and was thus equal with him. [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Her free-thinking nature got her kicked out of Eden]], and she subsequently turned to [[The Dark Side]] and went on to give birth to countless numbers of demons with Asmodeus.
[[wikipedia:Lilith|Lilith]] is a figure in Jewish and early Christian folklore, said to be the incarnation of lust. There are multiple possible origin stories for the character of Lilith, but one of the most popular seems to be that she was the first wife of Adam. The story goes on to suggest that she refused to be subservient to Adam because, as she saw it, she was created of the same earth Adam was and was thus equal with him. [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Her free-thinking nature got her kicked out of Eden]], and she subsequently turned to [[The Dark Side]] and went on to give birth to countless numbers of demons with Asmodeus.


By the High Middle Ages and Renaissance, she was often identified with the Serpent of Eden, which is why, for instance, the Temptation scene painted by Michelangelo in the Cistine Chapel shows the serpent as a sort of snaky mermaid, handing the apple to Eve. Dante Gabriel Rosetti used this as the inspirations for his poem "Eden Bower," in which we see Lilith plotting to transform herself and spoil Eden. BACK into a snake, actually. Apparently, in this poem, she started out as a serpent, given human shape and then given to Adam until her replacement by a truly human woman.
By the High Middle Ages and Renaissance, she was often identified with the Serpent of Eden, which is why, for instance, the Temptation scene painted by Michelangelo in the Cistine Chapel shows the serpent as a sort of snaky mermaid, handing the apple to Eve. Dante Gabriel Rosetti used this as the inspirations for his poem "Eden Bower," in which we see Lilith plotting to transform herself and spoil Eden. BACK into a snake, actually. Apparently, in this poem, she started out as a serpent, given human shape and then given to Adam until her replacement by a truly human woman.
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** Another origin story has it that she was always a demon, coming to Adam and night (her name is related to the Hebrew word for night) and preying on him as a succubus, thereby becoming mother of the lilim, a band of demons.
** Another origin story has it that she was always a demon, coming to Adam and night (her name is related to the Hebrew word for night) and preying on him as a succubus, thereby becoming mother of the lilim, a band of demons.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: In this case, possibly the first woman before going bad.
* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: In this case, possibly the first woman before going bad.
* [[Psycho Ex Girlfriend]]
* [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend]]
* [[The Dark Side]]: Nothing else on the subject needs to be said, really.
* [[The Dark Side]]: Nothing else on the subject needs to be said, really.
* [[Toilet Seat Divorce]]: Adam has her kicked out of the garden because she wanted to be on top while they had sex.
* [[Toilet Seat Divorce]]: Adam has her kicked out of the garden because she wanted to be on top while they had sex.
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