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
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