According to the Bible writing, Eve was the first woman on Earth. However the Jewish mythology and many religions claim that the fair sex originates from the woman by the name of Lilith. It is necessary to understand where here the truth.
The first women on Earth Lilith and Eve have the distinctions. Eve has a positive image of the creator of the family center and protecting its heat. Lilith is characterized by inflexibility and freedom of essence, opposing to herself Eve's image. As, according to ancient myths, there was nevertheless Lilith earlier, it is worth dwelling upon her.
Often Lilith is represented as the owner of long magnificent hair and a fine body. Its image quite often is followed by drawings of night animals, owls or the Devil who is her patron on some legends. Lilith is the being created from the same material, as Adam, however for some reason rejected by God. After "unsuccessful" attempt to create the first woman God created from Adam's edge already other female being by the name of Eve.
According to numerous Jewish myths and legends and also old Slavic, Japanese and even African beliefs, unrestrained and beautiful Lilith consists at the head of powers of darkness, filling with fear as if cursing them for treachery on all descendants of Adam. This is the night beauty killing the children unprotected by special amulets and the temptress of the sleeping young men. She governs all demons and unprecedented beings, its character is described as demonic, magic and mysterious. The courageous, free and beautiful, not recognizing terrestrial prejudices and fetters Lilith – generation of the principal reason which could not accept her strength of mind and inflexibility. Not subdued by Adam, she abandoned the very first person, without wishing to remain the diligent wife for the rest of the natural. According to a legend, after it three angels from where the interesting custom which to this day is found in traditions of many people of the world arose were sent: over a bed of newborn children hang up sacred amulets with the names or images of three angels written on them, or Lilith.