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.

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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.

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The Alphabet of Ben-Sira: The Alphabet of Ben-Sira is an anonymously-authored medieval novel describing the conception, birth, and education of the "prophet" Ben Sira. It is dated anywhere from the seventh to the eleventh century, and is written in Hebrew....

Lilith: ::This article is about the demon Lilith. For other meanings of the word see Lilith (disambiguation)....

Asmodai: Asmodai (also Asmodeus, Asmodaeus) is mostly known thanks to the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit; he is also mentioned in some Talmudic legends and in demonology. His origin is likely the Mazdian (Zoroastrian) religion. He was incorporated to Judaism and Christianity probably during Persian Achaemeni...