The succubus aspect of Lilith is perhaps the most complicated. As we know, the Judaic life was very strict, full of Divine Laws and hundreds of ways in which a man might break them. Even an impure thought was greatly unwanted, let alone impure actions. With sexual release being such a taboo, it is no surprise that erotic dreams were very common—and even more so were they feared. This was no case of seeing a woman and being aroused. This was committing the full act, in detail, and enjoying it the entire time! Add to this that it is not uncommon to dream of women you know, other men's wives among them. This, then, even became a breaking of one of the Ten Commandments. Not to mention that the result of these dreams was to be cursed as one who has "spilled his seed." Yet, this was something that could never be avoided—and was thus going to be a continuing source of guilt. The relief for this guilt was to blame it on a succubus, Lilith, rather than yourself.
And what of the demon children that Lilith spawned with your seed? Why, upon your death, these spirits would hover around your household, demanding their rightful inheritance from your estate. This translated into much havoc being wreaked for the family, and may have been used to explain the hardships associated with death. There were even steps a family would take to ensure the illegitimate demon-children were banished from the house upon the husband's death. Of course, Lilith was not the only possible mother for these children. Jewish Folk Tales are full of men being tricked into marriages with beautiful demonesses, Lilith simply being the greatest among them.
It was thus that we have many examples of talismans against Lilith. The bowls are the earliest examples of this. Even more recent are the talismans which bear the images of the three Angels and the Hebrew phrase: "Senoy, and Sansenoy, and Semangeloph! Adam and Eve! Out Lilith!" These would be hung over wedding beds as well as delivery tables and cribs. In many cases the inscription was painted upon or over the door to the place. All of this done as per the agreement Lilith made with the Enforcer Angels.
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