History Matters

The Liberation of Lilith

Remembered as Adam’s first wife, a child-killing demon and a feminist hero, who was Lilith?

Sarah Clegg | Published in History Today Volume 73 Issue 4 April 2023

Adam protecting a child from the snake, identified as Lilith. Fresco in Strozzi Chapel by Filippino Lippi, Florence, 15th century.
Adam protecting a child from the snake, identified as Lilith. Fresco in Strozzi Chapel by Filippino Lippi, Florence, 15th century. Alamy.

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