Lilith

In Jewish folklore and Kabbalistic texts, Lilith is Adam’s first wife who rebels, becoming a demonic figure. She represents untamed feminine power in occult traditions.

Lilith as Adam's First Wife In medieval midrash like the Alphabet of Ben Sira and Zohar, Lilith is created from the same earth as Adam but flees Eden after refusing subservience during intimacy, pronouncing God's name to fly away and becoming a she-demon who mates with Samael, births demons, and threatens infants

“Lilith: A demon with a long and colorful history who is currently depicted as the night-demon par excellence. Lilith can be traced back to the mythology of the Babylonians and Sumerians, where she appears most recognizably as the Ardat Lili, a maiden ghost that preys upon men in their sleep. Supposedly, this being died without first tasting the pleasures of sex, and henceforth she yearns for what she could not have. Her amorous embraces were considered fatal, however, and so this night-dwelling being was greatly feared. Although the Ardat Lili was often thought to haunt the night, Lilith’s connection to night was most likely established by the similarity of her name with that of the Hebrew word for “night,” laileh or layla. Lilith’s name did not originate in Hebrew, however, and so this connection is somewhat misleading. Her name is more properly derived from the Sumerian word lil, meaning “storm.” In this respect, she fits in neatly with traditional Sumerian demonology, where many demons were assoc”

Excerpt From The Dictionary of Demons: Expanded & Revised Michelle Belanger

Adam's 130 Years of Celibacy and Demon Offspring

Midrash in Genesis Rabbah explains the 130-year gap before Seth's birth (Genesis 5:3) as Adam's abstinence with Eve after Abel's murder, during which Lilith visits him nightly, resulting in millions of demons; this period underscores themes of grief, temptation, and the blurring of human-divine boundaries

Lilith's Vengeance and the Three Angels

Kabbalistic midrash in the Alphabet of Ben Sira details Lilith fleeing Eden and vowing to harm infants, but God sends angels Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangelof to bind her with an oath; she agrees to spare children wearing amulets with their names, turning her rebellion into a protective ritual.