Lilith

demonic underworld Mesopotamia single tradition · 15

Lilith is described as marrying Asmodeus, who became his queen.

↻ synthesized from 15 sources

When

First attested
3000 BCE
Attested period
-3000 – 2020
Historical notes
Associated with Sumerian times and later Rabbinical interpretations of the Talmud.

Relationships

consort of
Asmodeus, Samael, Ashmedai
syncretized with
Al Basti, Mórrígan, Lilithmon, Louhi
enemy of
Lailah, Adam
allied with
śĕ'îr
created by
God
cognate of
Abyssos
manifested by
Naamah

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Sources

Source passages

“Another passage describes him as marrying Lilith, who became his queen.”

#2371 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Her other half Lilith is seen only briefly in the Belial prequel and on the cover of some of the issues.”

#5410 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“Abyzou Lamia Lilith”

#5592 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“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 Nereids.”

#5599 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001

“A variation of the Al Basti myth stretches back into Sumerian times as one of the names given to Lilith. In later Rabbinical interpretations of the Talmud, she was regarded as the first wife of Adam, cast out of Paradise for her willfulness and independence”

#5643 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001