"But he was paying dearly enough for his Liliths. He saw a terrible vengeance ahead".
Through the two short sentences above, describing Jocelyn Pierston's previous idealised women of the imagination, from Thomas Hardy's 'The Well-Beloved', I have just become aware of the 'Lilith Myth' that Adam was married to a woman called Lilith before Eve, but divorced her because she refused to submit to him.
Found these great images of Adam, Eve and Lilith (above and below) through a quick search on the Internet. Also, a few accounts that I've found on the Internet explain (or claim) that the 'Lilith, First Wife of Adam' story was faded out of 'The Bible' in antiquity, but still exists in some ancient Jewish religious scripture.
The shot below is intriguing as it seems to suggest that Lilith may've been the serpent tempting Eve:
What I can't really work out is why it has taken me so long to discover the 'Lilith Myth', and only thanks to Thomas Hardy's third person, omniscient-type voice, am I now aware of such a fascinating story.
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