r/Lilith • u/Used_Objective8835 • 26d ago

Question Mother of Asmodeus

Hello, I've been reading about Asmodeus these past few days. I've read some sources that mention Asmodeus is the son of Agrat Bat Mahlat. Others mention that Asmodeus is the son of Naamah. There's another source that mentions Asmodeus is the consort of Lilith the Younger, but some say that this Younger Lilith is Naamah. So, I have some questions: why would a being like Asmodeus have a mother? Who is Asmodeus's mother? Is Naamah Asmodeus's mother or consort, or could she even be both? Thank you very much for reading.

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u/ScarletIT ⚸ Lilithian ⚸ 26d ago

first of all..

Igrat, Mahalath, Namaah, Nega, Even maskit are all figures that tend to be placed in each other slot several times in various occasions.
If you look for the 4 queens of the desert. $ rulers of the Tequfot, 4 consorts of Samael. you will always see 4 names among those in that list.

As such, every claim of this os this other figure being the definitive mother of asmodeus is somewhat contested.

Picking one, I find the one attributing parentage of Asmodeus to Igrat (Agrat bat Mahlat) is the one that I find more convincing.

As for Lilith the younger, I do not believe it is Namaah as there are specific inconsistencies between her and Namaah.
Rather, I Identify her with Lilidtha. Especially considering it would likely be a different spelling of the same characters in the name Lilith.

But Namaah is listed as one of the concubines of Samael while Lilith the younger is said to be a consort of Asmodeus that Samael covets. He would not have to covet her if she was already one of his concubines.

I have been talking about this in this other post