The Mythology of Lilith
ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ For some reason, sitting in class on the day that the class turned in their I-Search, I heard something that made me think of Lilith. Researching Lilith was not too hard, but finding any interesting details was. Lilith has become tied into many stories, she has been a Demon, a fallen angel, a feminist, and the mother of the Vampires. According to the creepy, weird, possibly neurotic people that claim to be Vampires, she is not the mother of the Vampires. Actual mythology on the origins of Lilith and her role in Biblical history is a bit hard to find, there are a few general aspects that seem to be generally accepted, but each web-site I visited seemed to have their own opinions. Personally, I find the Lilith myth VERY interesting, because if paints a completely different picture of the Judeo-Christian God. God is definitely not perfect, and he is in fact a very vengeful god.
ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ It is generally agreed upon that Lilith was the first woman, created at the same time as Adam. My main source was a site called The Gnosis Archive, it was an excellent site, with tons of great information. Just like Adam, she was created from dust; though some claim that the dust that God made her from was impure, which is why Lilith became evil. Another source said that "He used filth and sediment instead of pure dust." It is also unclear as to whether or not Lilith was a demon or not, one said that "from Adam's union with this demoness[Lilith], and with another like her named Naamah, Tubal Cain's sister, sprang Asmodeus and innumerable demons that still plague mankind." I am not certain that this is really based on the Bible, because this would mean that Adam and...