Lilith
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Lilith is a feminine figure in Jewish mythology. Lilith does not appear in the Hebrew Bible or any other biblical source, although the Hebrew word lilit appears in the Book of Isaiah, specifically in
Lilith (1887) by John Collier
Burney Relief, Babylon (1800–1750 BC)
Photographic reproduction of the Great Isaiah Scroll, which contains a reference to plural liliyyot
Incantation bowl with an Aramaic inscription around a demon, from Nippur, Mesopotamia, 6–7th century
Gello
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Gello, in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, miscarriage, and infant mortality. By the Byzantine era, the gelloudes were consid
(Side 1) Holy Rider piercing a recumbent female demon with fish or snake-like lower body
(Side 2) Evil Eye, labeled "Envy", attacked by three blades and beasts
Leo Allatius collected beliefs pertaining to Gello
Adam clutches a child in the presence of the child-snatcher Lilith