Lilith: Adam's First Woman

Summary

In Jewish mystical tradition (Talmud, Alphabet of Ben-Sira), Lilith was Adam's first wife, created equal to him from the earth. When she refused to be subordinate, she left Eden rather than obey. Later traditions associate her with night demons and witchcraft, but modern reinterpretations frame her as a symbol of female sovereignty and resistance to patriarchal domination.