Lilin

According to The Alphabet of Ben-Sira, the lilin or lilim (singular lili) are the daughters of Lilith and Asmodai, engendered while Lilith was still Adam's wife. They are demons, with their function being similar to that of a succubus. While men feared them for this reason, mothers feared the attack of the lilin because they were also said to kidnap children, as Lilith herself did.

Related Topics:
The Alphabet of Ben-Sira - Lilith - Asmodai - Adam - Demon - Succubus

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Upon deserting Adam and turning against God, Lilith was warned that one hundred of her demonic children would die daily if she did not return to God. She refused, and so it is said that one hundred lilin die daily.

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The masculine of lili is lilu, a demon attested in Akkadian mythology. See Lilith for an etymological discussion.

Related Topics:
Lilu - Akkadian - Lilith

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