The Myth of Lilith

Yes I did say myth. I intend to put to rest the connection between Vampyres and Lilith. Lilith is mistaken for being the mother of all Vampyres because some ignorant person assumed that Vampyres are demonspawn. It has already been established, many, many times, that Vampyres are not the demonic beings that movies and myths make them out to be. Therefore there is no way Lilith could be the mother of all Vampyres. I will briefly explain who Lilith was, for those of you that don't know.

There are indeed many versions of the Lilith myth. It appears in many cultures but is most prevalent amongst the Jewish. They all have the same basic plot, the differences are only minor details. The basic plot is essentially that Lilith was created by God from the dust like Adam. (Some versions say that the dust Lilith was created from was impure, impling she was lesser than Adam and explaining why she refused to comply with Adam's wishes.) Lilith demanded to be treated equally since they were both made from dust and refused to lay beneath Adam during sex. Adam would have none of that and tried to force himself on her. Lilith then uttered the magical name of God and rose into the sky. (Some versions say that she sprouted wings and flew.) She hurried to the shores of the Red Sea where she mated with demons where she gave birth to hundreds of demons a day. Adam complained to God so God sent three angels; Senoy, Sansenoy, and Semangelof to Lilith to bring her back to Eden and told her that it would be death to refuse. She replied "How can I die, when God has ordered me to take charge of all newborn children; boys up to the eighth day of life, that of circumcision; girls up to the twentieth day?" She agreed to spare the children that had an amulet above their cradles that born the names of the three angels. But God punished her by slaying one hundred of her children daily, and if she could not kill a human child she turned against her own. Lilith is also attributed to convincing Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, so that she could be wise like Lilith because she felt sorry for Eve's ignorance.

Since Lilith mated with demons, her offspring would be demon/human half breeds, not Vampyres. Vampyres are just Vampyres, not part demon and part human; or even all demon. Vampyres are in their own category, not exactly human, but not classifable by anything else. We are simply Vampyres.

Author: Razor The Tormented