Lilin

The ' lilin ' or ' lilim ' (singular 'lili') are dangerous creatures of Jewish folklore . According to some stories, they are the daughters of Lilith , Adam 's first wife, by the Angel of Death Samael , often identified with Satan . 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. 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. The masculine of lili is lilu , a demon attested in Akkadian mythology . See Lilith for an etymological discussion.

In Mesopotamian demonology , Lilin were hostile night spirits that attack men. In Jewish mythology Lilin (Hebrew:לילין) is a term for night spirits. In Targum Sheni Esther 1:3 King Solomon , who commanded all spirits, had the lilin dance before him. Lilith and her daughter Lilim are both considered to be night spirits. Lilim is also considered by older Jewish tradition to be Cain 's wife. In the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch , Lilin come from the desert and they are similar to shedim . The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive Christianity By Jeffrey Burton Russell Jewish Encyclopedia Jewish Encyclopedia The Open court, a monthly magazine: Volume 44 1930 "3 The Hebrew word lilin is not a true plural of lilith. We would expecl lilitim or lilitos as a plural. The word is in reality the masculine counterpari of lilith and denotes a male night-monster. presented our common ancestor with a daughter named ..." The sayings of the Jewish fathers: (Pirke aboth) 1919 "... this is the most general term for them, though various other grades of them are mentioned in the Talmud and kindred writings : shedim = "evil genii," an Assyrio-Bab. loan-word ; lilin, probably evil spirits of the night, also from the Assyrio-Bab.; Cain's Wife Lilith's Daughter, Walter Hugh Parks R H Charles translation The Apocalypse of Baruch

In ancient Mesopotamian religion , lilin were hostile night spirits that attacked men. In Jewish mythology , Lilin (Hebrew: לילין ) is a term for night spirits. In Targum Sheni Esther 1:3 King Solomon had lilin dance before him. In the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch , lilin come from the desert and they are similar to shedim . The Open court , a monthly magazine: Volume 44 1930 "3 The Hebrew word lilin is not a true plural of lilith. We would expect lilitim or lilitos as a plural. The word is in reality the masculine counterpart of lilith and denotes a male night-monster. presented our common ancestor with a daughter named ..." The sayings of the Jewish fathers: (Pirke aboth) 1919 "... this is the most general term for them, though various other grades of them are mentioned in the Talmud and kindred writings : shedim = "evil genii," an Assyrio-Bab. loan-word ; lilin, probably evil spirits of the night, also from the Assyrio-Bab.; R H Charles translation Charles, Robert Henry (1 January 1896). The Apocalypse of Baruch .

Hostile night spirits in ancient Mesopotamian religion and Jewish folklore For other uses, see Lilin (disambiguation) . Lilin ( ) were hostile night spirits that attacked men in ancient Mesopotamian religion and Jewish folklore .

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