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LILITH
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: Near Eastern Mythology
Pronounced: LIL-ith (English) [key]
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Derived from Assyrian lilitu meaning "of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish and Islamic tradition she was Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world. |
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