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alalzia ago

Lamastu/Lamaste/Lilitu/Lilith/Lamia is not Jewish .This is a Sumerian myth that was passed to the Akkadians , the Assyrians , the Jews and the Greeks . I think Wikipedia article is pretty clear .

In the myth this demon is half a woman and half a serpent and this is why Christian bibles up to 17th century had this image depicting the demon in the garden of Eden .

Why i am writing this ? because most of Semitic lore ( yes including Christianity , Judaism and Islam ) comes from the Sumerians .

Also yes Lilitu is a feminist figure because in the myth she was created as an equal to Adam and left the garden on her own volition after an argument with Adonai .

Omnidempotent ago

Let women be equal to men and they turn into sex demons who steal children. Sounds about right.

LightningAndTheSun ago

Our ancestors were much wiser than we give them credit for. They created the mythology to communicate with us in ways that could not be destroyed by time.

BlowjaySimpson ago

"Ignorant men ask question wise men answered thousands of years ago". - Goethe