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1111' other offspring of the When Adam and Eve finally reunited,
1.IIIIh was proclaimed the queen of demons. Another tale describes Lilith as
" nmsort of Samael. But even the prince of Hell could not tame her
rc·I1l'llious nature and fled choosing freedom
11ll1t·pendence. From now on she was believed to give birth to thousands of
lit-mons - conceived from semen men's masturbation or
lIodurnal pollutions. But she possess women and it is said that
MIU' is the real mother of Eve when she lay with
N-rrent, Samae!. She rules unrestrained sex
plt·asure, not for sexuality is of
1I1�l1ificance. The Eve to taste the fruits of
knowledge13, is himself the (though it is sometimes believed
Ihilt it was Lilith who in the of the serpent). After
till' forbidden Adam and Eve saw their nudity and became aware of
Ilwir sexuality. Mter the Garden of Eden, Eve gave birth to
IlI'f first child, which first couple did not know physical sex
Iwfore. And sexual act is also the reason for Lilith's argument with Adam -
'ihc refused to lie beneath her the intercourse. The remnant
or this story is the traditional of a succubus riding her sexual partner
on the top. Succubi are mentioned in literature and legends since earliest
nntiquity. Medieval monks hermits often describe being
lind "raped" demons in the of beautiful but demonic women.
There is version
lind Samael. In Treatise on the
Lilith's origin, found in the tale
Emanation Rabbi Isaac ben
Lilith
Kohen writes that Samael and Lilith were born as one, like Adam and Eve.
Ha-
Samael's mate is the Matron and both of them were at
the same "intertwined in each other". The author also mentions
annU,p,.. form of
or "lesser" Lilith, who is the
the king and the mate of Asmodeus. Therefore, there are more
mythological characters who share the name of Lilith. As Asmodeus'
consort, Lilith is not as the same that mates with Samael:
" ... Samael, the of them all, grew exceedingly jealous of Asmodeus the
king of the demons because of this Lilith who is called Lilith the Maiden
young). She is in the form of a beautiful woman from her head to her waist. But
from the waist down she is burning fire-like mother like She is called
1,\ It is often inh�mreh'd that the of the Serpent was in fact the awakening of sexual
awareness in humans.
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