Lilith: Mesopotamian Demoness
The Ancients
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The Evolution of Lilith
Lilith has her origins in Mesopotamian stories from distant ancient history, they're almost regurgitated recycled in the later Jewish traditions. There is a real interest in fundamentally most of the demons in this demonic family. Lamia, mermaids, and Lilith all run back together again by Victorians in literature and in art. And vampires end up tying into this with the idea that it is a woman who is shape shifted into something monstrous and horrible.
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