LILITH


"You gotta give it to Lilith
she was a hell of a woman
Said she'd rather
fuck demons on the beach
than lie under the belly
of that whiner Adam
& flew from Paradise
              -Jonelle Maison

Babylonian or Sumerian Moon Goddess, patroness of Witches, demon Goddess to the 
Jews and Christians, Lilith represents primal feminine sexuality. Lilith is the 
protectress of all pregnant women and of children and mothers. She is the 
Goddess of wisdom, regeneration, enticing sorcery, erotic dreams and feminine 
allure.

As the early pages of Genesis give two accounts of the creation of women, legend 
has it that Lilith was Adam's first wife. Lilith, like Adam, was created from 
the dust of the Earth and had been one of the wives of Satan (or so the myth 
goes).  She left her husband for Adam, but refused to be subservient and 
submissive to him, saying that they were both created from the same Earth and 
thus were equals. They quarreled, she left and was forced into exile.

Her name stems from a Semitic root meaning "night", and in the Talmud, she is 
portrayed as a long-haired demon of the night. She is considered by many to be 
the first liberated woman.