Lilith

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Faust and Lilith (1831) by Richard Westall.

Lilith: less the Babylonian demon and more the temptress, succubus and “first wife of Adam”.

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Lady Lilith (1868) by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

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Lilith (1889) by John Collier.

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Lilith (1892) by Kenyon Cox.

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Rites of Lilith (1945) by Mark Rothko.

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Lilith (1994) by Kiki Smith.

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Lilith (1998) by Wayne Barlowe.

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Furia de Lilith by Antonio García Vega.

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2 thoughts on “Lilith”

  1. I am relieved to see (in the Wayne Barlowe image) that she is not always a redhead.

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