| Lilim | |
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Other Names |
Lilim, Lilin |
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First Appearance |
Jewish Folklore/Kabbalistic Teachings |
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Created by |
Unknown |
Origin[]
The Lilim, also known as Lilin, are special succubi demons that are said to be female-only children of Lilith alone, according to Jewish folklore and Kabbalistic teachings. A second horde of the Lilim were children of the union of herself and the angel of death Samael, the Venom of God. Men feared the Lilim for this reason and women also feared the Lilim because it is believed that they kidnap children like their mother Lilith.
The Lilim would be sent out unto the Earth to snatch and devour newborn children, inflicting Lilith's curse unto pregnant mothers which afflicts their unborn children with disabilities and short-life spans. However, they could not enter households which held the invoked names of Senoy, Sansenoy and Semangelof as they would descend from the heavens and slay them.
Public Domain Appearances[]
All published appearances of Lilim from before January 1, 1930 are public domain in the US.