Gods and Goddesses
Middle Eastern
Sumerian
Lilith

TYPE: Goddess of desolation

ORIGIN: Mesopotamian (Sumerian)

INFORMATION: She is percieved as a demonic figure who, in the epic legend of Gilgames and the Huluppu Tree takes up residence in Inana's holy tree growing on the banks of the Euphrates in Unug. When the hero Gilgames attacks Lilith she escapes into the desert wastes.