Lilith

Overview of Lilith Overview of Lilith by Alan Humm From Hebrew Myths by Robert Graves and Raphael Patai An essay by Jeffrey Smith (from babylon-l, collected by Renee Rosen). Alt.Mythology A well informed discussion esp. on the Gilgamesh fragment. Ancient Sources for Lilitu/Lilit Exerpt from a Prologue to Gilgamesh (may be a Lilith ref.) Apotropaic magic from Arslan Tash (Syria) 7th. c. BC Lilith's Appearances in the Bible Lilith in the Dead Sea Scrolls Lilith in 2 Baruch Lilith in Incantation Bowls Lilith in the Talmud The First Eve: Genesis Rabbah Her Role in Jewish Mysticism Exerpt from Isaac b.Jacob ha-Kohen's Treatise on the Left Emanation: Kabbalistic demonology with a somewhat different take on Lilith Origins from various Kabbalistic sources The Seductress from various sources In the pantheon of demons from various sources And Lilith's husband, Samael from various sources Lilith as God's consort Her ultimate defeat from various sources In Folklore and Traditional Literature Adam's first wife. From the Alphabet of Ben Sira Mirrors are windows into Lilith's world In Modern Magic "Of certain Jewish theories" from Aleister Crowley's De Arte Magica: As Succubus The Invocation -- A Rite of Dark Sexuality by Joseph Max & Lilith Darkchilde A simple invocation prayer Needs help with translation from Italian Michelle Bitton: "Déchiffrement d'une Amulette Juive du XXème Siècle". A translation (into French) and analysis of several apotropaic amulets, with photos. A 18/19th c. apotropaic amulet. Text, translation, and photo. In Modern Literature George MacDonald's novel, Lilith: a romance. Various Lilith poems, mostly collected from the web Discourse In George Bernard Shaw's Back to Methuselah Pictures Some collected Lilith pictures [Some may or may not be of our demoness] (please write me if you have some others) The Many Faces of Lilith The Sin of Independence: Milton's Female Characters by The Raewyn. A scholarly treatment which addresses the extent to which Milton may have been aware of and influenced by Lilith myth and folklore. Alejandro Arturo González Terriza: Isis, Lilith, Gello: Three Ladies of Darkness. A nice scholarly analysis of the parallels between Lilith, Isis, and the ghost-demon Gello/Gylú. Other Sources and Comments Renee Rosen's "Lilith Shrine" 'Lilith' description in the Yoni collection of pages Lilith Bibliography Index of Passages used in this Page

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