lilith was adam’s first wife. made by god from the same clay, she was his equal. when she refused to be subordinate to him she was banished from eden.

she then transformed into a demon. some stories call her the mother of demons. some cast her as a cannibal who devours children. there is no one more feared than a woman who chooses herself.

“out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
& I eat men like air.”
-sylvia plath, lady lazarus