“Lilith’s Name Is Etymologically Related To The Sumerian Word ‘lil’ (wind), Not To The Hebrew

“Lilith’s name is etymologically related to the Sumerian word ‘lil’ (wind), not to the Hebrew word ‘laylah’ (night), as was long supposed; it is also translated as wind-storm and screech owl. Among her many names: Astarte, Lamashtu, Labartu, Lillake, Lilit, Lilithu, Mahalat, Abyzu, Ailo, Ardat Lili, Broxa, Gelou, Lalla, Ptrotk, Ostara or Eostre (the Goddess of Easter lilies), Belit-Ili, Belili and Baalat (‘Divine Lady’ to the Caananites.) Though some also confuse her with Lilu, the lilu-demons were actually male. By the same token, though Lilith is frequently accused of being a child-killer, it was the lilu, not the lilitu demon, which preyed on children.”

- Deborah Grenn-Scott, Lilith’s Fire: Reclaiming Our Sacred Lifeforce

* (art: Lilith the Snake, and Eve by Yuri Klapoukh, 1963)

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