Being such a remarkable historical figure, it's no wonder Lilith had caught the eyes of artists - - painters and writers alike -- for centuries. It is not hard to look at a painting and see Lilith somehow reflected in it - even if it may be just speculation.
A poem by Aliester Crowley
Prose by George Macdonald
She built her home in the trunk of the Hallupu tree, which belonged to Inanna.
Inanna wasn't happy about this. Gilgamesh, Inanna's brother, took matters into his own hands and banished her from the tree, whereupon she inhabited lonely and wild places.
There are other theories.
One stated that she ruled as queen Zmargad and Sheba. There is another that said she was the demoness who destroyed Job's sons.
Some believe that Lilith's union with Adam resulted in demons. These demons are also known as Shedim. Shedim are said to cloak themselves as horrible spirits with nothing but malcontent towards man. They inflict horrible illnesses and diseases along with other tortures.
Another image of Lilith is that she is always accompanied by four-hundred-and-eighty other spirirts, and, much like a banshee, is constantly screaming in horrible tones. In this version, there is a pair of demonesses - mother and daughter - who live in constant feud with her. They, too, have an entourage of evil spirits, but there are two less in their group, amounting to three-hundred-and-seventy-eight.
Those two demonesses are entitled Makklath (mother) and Agrath, her daughter. Agrath is said to ride around in a chariot.
Throughout eternity they are constantly waging war, and they meet on the day of atonement.
Lilith is believed by some to have developed from one of the seven Babylonian evil spirits, Lilitu. She is also known as Lili, and also the Queen of the Night. Some do not even believe she was ever associated with Adam, but had forever been queen of the succubi, her only purpose to cause death and pain.
VAMPIRES??!!
As was mentioned some time before, the myth of Lilith is often associated with vampires. These vampires are often the same or just plain confused with the succubus.
Lilith, obviously, is believed to be the very first blood-sucker. There are many different kinds of vampires that people know of. Among them are;
Empusas; A horrible looking creature, often known to worship the godess Hecate. They could, when the urge struck, disguise themselves as humans.
Utukka; More of a phantom than a vampire.
Lamia; Female vampire much like the succubus. Stunningly beautiful, and was dangerous to children and men. It is said that because her own children were slain by the godess Hera, she roamed the earth hungry for infant blood.
Mormo; Vile-looking female demon, but not quite as bad as the Empusas.
Ekimmu; Very feared; in fact, on of the most feared demons in the world. The Ekimmu was found around Babylon. It is said to be a person whose soul is not at rest, not being able to find peace. There are many ways in which a soul could become one of these demons, including improper burial and dying during pregnancy.
Other kinds of vampires are (but are not limited to, in any means) - The Asonbosan, Baital, Baobhan Sith, Ch'Iang Shih, Dearg-Due, Ekiminu, Upierczi, Vlokoslak, Strigoiul, Vlokoslak, Strigoiul, Rakshasa, Nosferatu, Krvopijac, Kathakano, etc.
I will put in more deail about these vamires later.