Lilith - The first female vampire | Dark Mythologies
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:39 Jewish Rabbinic Burial Traditions
2:34 Why Vampires Aren't in Jewish Literature
2:54 Lilith - the Succubus
5:08 Medusa vs Lilith
6:35 The Ancient Origins of Lilith - Sumerian and Babylonian texts
8:06 Gilgamesh Lilith
11:26 Lilith and Adam
15:00 Fears about Lilith
15:32 Lilith as a danger to women
17:10 Birth of Lilith
18:20 Lilith and Samael
19:20 Lilith and the Romantics
20:00 Pre-Raphaelite poem Dante Rosetti
20:47 Lilith in Paradise Lost
22:48 George MacDonald's Lilith
25:52 Lilith and Faust
27:00 Lilith as a Victim
30:00 Lilith as a symbol of the women's movement
References:
Braun, Sidney D. “LILITH: HER LITERARY PORTRAIT, SYMBOLISM, AND SIGNIFICANCE.” Nineteenth-Century French Studies, vol. 11, no. 1/2, 1982, pp. 135-53. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/23536373. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
Dan, Joseph. “Samael, Lilith, and the Concept of Evil in Early Kabbalah.” AJS Review, vol. 5, 1980, pp. 17-40. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1486451. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
Langdon, S. “The Sumerian Epic of Gilgamish.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, no. 4, 1932, pp. 911-48. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25194616. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
McGillis, R. F. (1979). George MacDonald and the Lilith Legend in the XIXth Century. Mythlore, 6(1 (19)), 3-12. www.jstor.org/stable/26809862
Patai, Raphael. “Lilith.” The Journal of American Folklore, vol. 77, no. 306, 1964, pp. 295-314. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2307/537379. Accessed 25 Oct. 2022.
Russell, W. M. S., and Katharine M. Briggs. “The Legends of Lilith and of the Wandering Jew in Nineteenth-Century Literature.” Folklore, vol. 92, no. 2, 1981, pp. 132-40. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1259465. Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
Saul Epstein, and Sara Libby Robinson. “The Soul, Evil Spirits, and the Undead: Vampires, Death, and Burial in Jewish Folklore and Law.” Preternature: Critical and Historical Studies on the Preternatural, vol. 1, no. 2, 2012, pp. 232-51. JSTOR, doi.org/10.5325/preternature..... Accessed 26 Oct. 2022.
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Perhaps a little disclaimer at the beginning would be appropriate: "I'm totally not Lilith, why would you even think that? This is not an autobiography, I swear!"
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Because memoirs are different from autobiographies. 🧛🏽♀️
Huh.
Well, why even suggest that. Lilith is an immortal being and this woman resembles an ancient.
It never ceases to amuse me how many monsters of ancient lore are manifestations of men being scared of smart, strong-willed women who enjoy sex and/or don’t want to sleep with them.
It’s an archetype
i'm a woman and lilith scares me
@@adultdeleted She should. Some people today need to stop making everything about the patriarchy
Any archetype in ancient lore is a reflection of both men's and women's psyches, not just men's.
"Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you
Jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
And there's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name
Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me
Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me
Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do
Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him even though you can
Jolene, Jolene"
Songwriter: Dolly Parton
Another interesting factoid about Lilith is that, during the Middle Ages, she started being identified as the Queen of demons, and thus as the wife of Asmodeus, their king.
No she was originally the mother of demons. The first wife of Adam myth is the one that started in the Middle Ages. Her origins as a demon go back before Judaism to the earlier references to demons called lilitu in Babylonian demonology.
@@ParanormalEncyclopedia while her role as a mother or matriarch was older, I was referring to her encapsulation in the legends regarding the King of Demons Asmodeus, who already appeared in talmudic tradition. This role as his consort was mantained by Lilith in many jewish folk tales.
I thought Asmodeus was a knight of hell
@@leecorrigan8394 supernatural is a fun show but not a reliable source
@@ParanormalEncyclopedia lol, I didn't think it was super accurate
You and John McLean give off the same vibes, those being “mysterious immortal who deigns to illuminate us with great knowledge.” I love it!
Laird John Maclean
Exudes Seamlessness.
Such an apt comparison!
11:11 This is the story that I recall. There wasn't any mention of vampirism, merely a woman who didn't want to assume the submissive position in sex and flew away from Adam.
I am loving your Dark Academia outfit and makeup!
When I was a kid, I remember Lilith being mentioned as Adam's first wife, but I never understood that given that I was Catholic and was raised with the "Adam and Eve" narrative.
This is the first time I ever heard of Lilith being referred to as a vampire.
Yes dark academia matches her personality! Loving it 😍 ❤️
The only time I ever heard of Lilith being a vampire is in the game World of Darkness: Vampire the Masquerade. Generally she is considered the mother of demons, Adam's first wife who was not a good wife of servitude to him, etc - these things I have read about from multiple sources.
As usual men have written history. She was created equal to Adam who was none too happy about that. A strong character that has men shivering in their boots.
@@moniqueengleman873 Typical feminist that cannot accept men don't "shiver" about Lilith. Grow up.
@@christopherrobin361 says the boy named Christopher Robin...... 😂
She goes from a goddess of fertility to some crazed sex-child soul stealing demon. I named my daughter Lillith, she was born with Spina Bifida I found it so fitting and gives a wink to the strong-willed Lillith.
I also was born with spina bifida. Stage 3 which is Myelomeningocele I also hydrocephalus.
As someone who was also born with Spina Bifida, I love this.
Lilith - “Please no.”
Adam, God, anything with a male ego- “And I took that personally!
Exactly. You just worded it way nicer than I would have. Even as a teen, when I first heard the story, I was pretty angry. I am still angry today. *sigh*
@@2Ten1Ryu all she wanted was to be treated fairly. An equally to her counterpart! But nooooooooo!!!! 🙄
It’s not a “male ego” but an archetypal relationship that can exist within in
Ugh, retire Jung please.
This feels so disturbingly accurate that it hurts.
Nice Video
I also like the fact, that according to some etymologists, the term "lullaby" is derived from "Lilith Abe", Lilith begone, as to ward of SIDS.
I first heard of Lilith/ Lilitu in connection with VTM (Vampire: The masquerade). She was connected to the story through one of the factions in the game. Many of the same points were there, Caine and Adam and Enoch and a connection with animals. It wasn’t until later that I learned the materiel the White Wolf Publishing authors borrowed from.
I had a zoom call with my seven year old's teacher yesterday and our new kitten did something similar. Lol.
I got a book of mythology that included Lilith from my HS library, and I remember talking to my great aunt about her leaving Adam for him being an insecure ass. She laughed and said "Good for her. We're probably descended from her not Eve."
I love the thought that Lilith ends up a chimera- it really shows that women cannot win. If we are independent and in control of ourselves and our sexuality, we are villains, yet if we fully conform to what a man desires and give him not just our body but our whole selves, we truly are nothing at all but an empty reflection.
Really awesome video!
Why would you even think that all men would do that to you? Lots of men, including me, totally respect women. We want you to be yourselves, no control. So yes, you can win. You be whatever you want to be. The men that don't like that, well just walk away from them.
Another man....I believe the opposite of what you say. Perhaps you should consider who you date.
Some of use actually are looking for independent and in control women who also understand their sexuality.
Not someone to do the laundry and be sub-serviant. Best of luck with your search and do not settle with second best.
Got a good chuckle when you mentioned your dog playing w/ the toilet paper roll, they are one of the favorite toys for my cats. There is one under my desk right now.
The tree that Lilith set her home in was Inanna's tree and Inanna was very upset by this, feeling it was a bad omen, and/or she didn't like Lilith hanging around in her tree.
During my studies concerning the Lilith plaque I noticed a a few things about it, first it’s quite beautiful, then the symbolism within it, the two Owls represent the two pillars on the tree of life, owls in this case representing Death and Wisdom, also karma, one cannot escape Death, it’s inescapable, time, Cronos, Saturn. Her arms Open, meaning Her openness to All, Her wings Air: meaning Mind, very mercurial. Her headdress a symbol of Power, the Horns as Dualism but worn on Her to reconcile That duality (middle Pillar on the Tree of Life) the Circle and Rods representing Male and Female in a sexual sense (creation) also subject and object, the docile Lions showing that existence, one’s lower mind can be not just overcome, but under One’s Rulership, and what of Her mysterious Smile? Its for Her to know and us to find out! I’ve left out so many other things but I thought I’d share. Blessed Be Lady of the Library! Oh! Yes She is Ishtar and many other Goddess’ too, She is the Mother of All. 🌹
You said it quite well and truthfully!-Ms.D.M.Switzer P.S.The Real truth of LIFE is WOMEN are the strongest of the 2 Sexes and because we are of Flesh & Blood MEN fear that especially in the Bedroom!Do NOT submit to anyone You do NOT want to and force does NOT count.
Bring on the spook! Halloween is but the START of spooky season imho, I love this plan. Yet another spectacular video, my lady, and I thank you! I stumbled upon Macdonald's Lillith in my youth and my romantic goth heart fell head over heels in love with it. I love this subject and your video on it was wonderful - especially the part abt one if my favorite books that no one had ever heard of hehe 🖤
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Thank you, Cinzia. A very interesting video. I'm sure the whole interweb will tell you this but "ch" in Hebrew is pronounced as in the word 'loch' not as in 'choose'.
Thank you!
A succubus is "one who lies beneath," while an incubus is "one who lies over," and a concubus will lie beside. It would seem Lilith fills each of those bowls.
Can't fault a jack of all trades
So your saying she bottoms she tops and she waifs?
Nice.
Nope those were ALL lies. She was the true Hod of creation
fun fact King Arthur's mentor Merlin is said to be the offspring of a demon
Your readings made my heart pound.
I appreciate all the different ground you covered. Lilith is fascinating. I tried explaining to some friends recently that most of what we know about her isn't actually in the Bible, but they seemed to only really be interested in what they learned from TV shows about vampires. I'll send them this video. Maybe they'll change their minds.
Do you end up sitting by yourself at Parties? I do! 😂🤣
Yeah, it annoys me when people think Lilith is a person in the Bible, when she's really just a folklore charecter.
16:00 yeah, some of the demons trapped in magic bowls can look rather silly! XD
Maybe it was also to make fun of something that scared you.
I remember first hearing about Lilith in the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe being the ancestor of the White Witch Jadis
I only ever heard about her on Supernatural
Ahhhh so she DIDNT create demons?!!!
@@leecorrigan8394in what context?
@nothereyetlost she was the mother of monsters and Sam and Dean had to take her out one season
@@leecorrigan8394 ohhhh I see. The same ol.I saw this depiction in Shadowhunters too. Very convincing. Except….yesterday, the VERYvfirst time I truly heard her story, there are sooo many plot holes that the ONLY explanation is it was ALL made up. Not only that, it was pretty obvious WHY it was made up I’d that SHE is the true creator god. SHE is the reason there are two creation stories in the Bible.
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Very well done with your readings. We can see the amount of preparation & rehearsal that went into them. Brava!
This is perfect 🎶& Hi Doggy!
Thanks for the effort and research.
Happy Halloween!
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You did a great job with the material. I was concerned about the handling of the religious aspects but it was thoughtfully approached. Thank you!
Excellent job on this video, Cinzia. I really enjoyed this great breakdown & I thought you incorporated so many sources so well. Very informative & I could listen to you all day.🌹
I've started watching your videos from my recommendations and I'm very glad I have. Your videos are well researched. Also full of more new fun facts about mythology than I'd learned. Well done. :)
My dog has learned how to open the bathroom door to get to the tiolet paper. He then steals a whole roll and pulls the tube out of the middle so he can destroy it.
Love your natural voice, so calming and makes me feel better about my low voice!
"Adam didn't like a woman who spat facts" sent me into a fit of giggles for 10 minutes, thank you for that! And yes please to all the spooky!!
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Lilith was one of the best books I ever read. It puts you in this dark surreal headspace that I only experienced with one other work, Phantastes, also by MacDonald.
Loved this video, thank you for your channel!
Who is the author?
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Going spooky until February is great news! I write paranormal fiction and watch your videos for inspiration and research!
Lilith is mentioned in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe
I was totally drawn in. May have nightmares about succubi tonight too. That being said, splendid job Miss Chincia.
amazing job & so informative.
very much love hearing you read as well! thank you
I’m writing a vampire book. I’m loving all the vampire lore from my favorite content creators lately, lots of inspiration!
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I could listen to you read gothic and classic stories all day.
I really love all these mythology videos you’re doing 💛🧜♀️🧚♀️🧞♀️🧝♀️🧛♀️
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Wonderful! Yes please keep on being spooky as long as you can. Your outfit and makeup are outstanding.
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I am loving this series.
That was awesome! I had no idea there was so much depth to Lilith.
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That was absolutely fascinating. Thank you, LOL. Can’t wait to see the next one. Thank you again
This has put me in the mood to listen to Lilith by Bjork and Plaid 😁
Fun fact, Lullaby means "Lilith begone" in Hebrew, sang to protect babies.
I’m loving the dark history stories! These are so cool! I love to know where these amazing myths come from! I hope your day is sublime! ❤
I still melt at your accent and voice. Happy Hallowe'en!
Thanks for continuing to "go spooky"! These videos have been an absolute vibe, and I've loved the varied and in-depth coverage of these characters and monsters. Looking forward to all of the videos to come.
Very much enjoying your dark academia series, good lore and connections I was unaware of. Great presentation and love the pup as a guest star/interlude.
Lol my black cat's name is Lillith. I'm listening to this Halloween morning & she's just on the "laying an egg" looking so content, alert, yet peaceful since hearing her name from the speaker so many times. It's as if she's going,"*Relieved sigh* finally they're telling my story..let's see if they actually got it right this time.."😹😹😹 HAPPY HALLOWEEN Y'ALL!! 🖤🧡🖤🧡
Your reading voice is fabulous!!!
Very well-researched!
Thank you so much and also for the square space info ❤❤❤
One thing that I find curious about Lilith's Myths, at least the ones that pertain to The Adam and Eve related Versions... She Chose to Leave the Garden herself, she wasn't Cast out, So technically that makes her the ONE Human to not have been burdened with the "Original Sin". Yet Somehow, despite her literally being the only Human ever that ISN'T a Sinner, she's the one that's Depicted as Evil somehow? It feels like a Contradiction to me. (Or at least she wasn't until she started Doing that whole "I'll Take and Kill every Child that isn't Mine!!!" thing for no apparent reason... Like are we meant to expect that she's Resentful towards Adam OR Eve for HER Choice to Leave the garden? I honestly don't get her Motivation here if we look at the story in a self contained way... I've Heard of Jealous Exes, but this seems like a bit much of an overreaction, no?)
I know the Reason is because she was something Akin to a Demon in the Texts and Mythologies that predated Judaism and from which she was taken, but it still seems odd that her Being a demon or Evil Entity is just Taken for Granted despite her only action Within Judaic/Christian Texts alone was to receive that treatment was to just say "No, I won't Submit myself to you in Bed, if you wanna do it, we'll do it as Equals Side by Side!" (Then Adam went "But DAAAAAAD, she doesn't want to Choose to Subjugate herself to me! Make her!", and God Kinda went "Sorry Buddy, you're my Favorite and all and I'd like to help you, but all I can do is Ask her Nicely, Because I gave her free will just like I did you, except she's actually using it instead of being Blindly obedient..."). It feels like they Just Assumed that everyone would have the "Pop Culture" Knowledge of who she's meant to be without actually Including that information in the text... I know it's a thing in Archeology, where The Less is Written down about a Given Mythological Figure the more likely that it was just Common Knowledge that they figured they didn't Need to write it down because everybody already knew it, Like Kukulkan/Quetzalquatl in Mezoamerican Myths... But still!
Also, as a note to the host in the video. I Like how when she Paraphrases Lilith's actions she's Doing it from the Modern Feminist Perspective of the story where Lilith is just Choosing to not be Taken down by a man (The Change in Speaking style and voice was also a nice touch)... It's Kinda Refreshing to hear it said that way in these kinds of Videos, Usually other Mythology Vids Go out of their way to REALLY Vilify Every little thing Lilith Does, even when she's Basically just Refusing to get "R Worded" (to be Clear, I like that she's doing it differently, and wit a bit of humor, the other dudes doing the vilification thing are also kinda needed for perspective on this Demonic Character)... The Level of Detail about Basically EVERY Version of the Character that we have access to was also nice, Many Vids like these will do a Resumed Unified Version of her stories that just kinda Pretends that everyone in history agreed to a singular Narrative for the character, Rather than presenting the various versions, This style is much more useful for the purposes of actually learning the Myhs! I also heard a few details about her Myths that I had never heard before here, and the small things can matter a lot when trying to make sense of ancient myths.
I have over the years researched Lilith for various classes and projects and you still found and shared more than I knew! WOW! I loved this one. Nicely done!
Mesmerizing storytelling, Cinzia.Thank you.
"Yes the scratching is my cute puppy, not my lunch victim trying to crawl away" lol
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Brilliant! I love the spooky content, and I am glad you'll keep it going throughout the winter.
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"giving him nothing where he gave his whole" I was listening in the background and almost spat my drink out.
Another interesting take on the creation myth, with Caine and Lilith, comes in the form of the Table Top RPG, Vampire: The Masquerade. I'd love to see you do a video on that. In that setting, instead putting a mark on Caine, God turns him into the first vampire (It's eluded to later, that God just might be a vampire, or blood god). Caine is sent into exile, and on his way, meets Lilith, Adam's first wife, now ex. She has become the Mother of Demons (much like the other myths surrounding her), and to spite both God and Adam, teaches him how to use the blood for various uses, called Disciplines. They become lovers, but have a falling out, Caine goes on his merry way, founds the city of Enoch and the first vampires, which get wiped out in the flood, and then creates 13 more after that, which become the clans you can choose to create your character from. The lore is absolutely epic.
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Hail Lillith! Thank you Queen Mother for your patience, kindness and compassion towards me. Thank you for always answering when i call for you. Thank you for always coming through for me.
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