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Lilith (given Name)
Lilith is a feminine given name sometimes given in reference to Lilith, a character in Jewish folklore who was said to be the first wife of the first man Adam who disobeyed him, was banished from the Garden of Eden, and who became a mythical she-demon. The mythological tale has inspired modern feminists. It was also the name of Lilith Fair, a concert tour and traveling music festival from 1997 to 1999 that featured only female artists and female-led bands. Lilith and Black Moon Lilith are placements in modern astrology that are said to represent women's liberation. Its similarity in sound to the etymologically unrelated, popular name Lily might also have increased awareness of the name. Other names starting with the letter L as well as mythological names have been well used by new parents in recent years. Lillith is a spelling variant. Other variants include the Armenian Lilit and the Latvian Lilita. Usage Lilith has been among the top 1,000 names in use for newborn girls in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti ( ; ), was an English poet, illustrator, painter, translator, and member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti inspired the next generation of artists and writers, William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones in particular. His work also influenced the European Symbolism (movement), Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement. Rossetti's art was characterised by its sensuality and its medieval revivalism. His early poetry was influenced by John Keats and William Blake. His later poetry was characterised by the complex interlinking of thought and feeling, especially in his sonnet sequence ''The House of Life''. Poetry and image are closely entwined in Rossetti's work. He frequently wrote sonnets to accompany his pictures, spanning from ''The Girlhood of Mary Virgin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith Nagar
Lilith "Lilit" Naggar (; born 1935), also known as Layla Najar (Arabic: ليلى نجار), is an Israeli Arabic-language television host, actress, and singer. Biography Lilit Naggar was born on August 22, 1935, in Mandate Palestine but grew up in Egypt. The family returned to Israel after the establishment of the state. At the age of 15, she settled with her family on Kibbutz Shluhot, a modern-orthodox kibbutz affiliated with the Religious Kibbutz Movement. Naggar was married to Zouzou Moussa, an Egyptian-born musician who played with the Israel Radio Arabic orchestra. Music, theater and television career At 17, Nagar recorded her first song, which became a hit. Early in her career she performed original Hebrew songs and songs from Hebrew musicals. but gradually established herself as an Israeli Arab-language TV anchor and singer. She took an active part in Mizrahi music festivals featuring music of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean origin. One of the first hits of Zohar Argov, o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilit Pipoyan
Lilit Pipoyan (; born June 16, 1955) is an Armenian musician, singer, and architect. Pipoyan belongs to a narrow circle of modern Armenian musicians whose works present an alternative to the traditional folk, classical, spiritual and pop music. Biography Born in Yerevan to a family of artists, she graduated from the Spendiaryan specialized music school and later studied architecture, receiving her PhD in the Theory and History of Armenian Architecture. Pipoyan's compositions are based on Armenian poetry and folklore. She is fond of medieval secular songs, for which she creates modern arrangements or new melodies when the originals are lost, with distinctly Armenian character. She has performed on stages in Armenia, Switzerland, Syria, and the United States. She sings and lives in Yerevan with her husband and two children. Awards * Best Contemporary Folk Album, Armenian Music Awards (2004) for ''One Day of the City'' Discography * ''Lialousin'' (1998) * ''Rouben & Lilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilit Mkrtchian
Lilit Mkrtchian (; born 9 August 1982) is an Armenian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Mkrtchian is a four-time Armenian women's chess champion. Career In 2002, Mkrtchian won the silver medal in the European Individual Women's Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, scoring 8½/11 points. She participated in the Women's European Team Chess Championship 2003 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, helping Armenia to win the gold medal. Mkrtchian took the bronze medal at the 7th European Women's Individual Championship 2006 held in Kuşadası, Turkey, scoring 7½/11 points. In the 2009 edition she tied with Tatiana Kosintseva for first place scoring 8½/11 and took silver after losing the playoff. In December 2009, she took tenth position in the list of best sportspeople of Armenia in 2009. In 2013, she came third at the European Women's Individual Championship. In the 2015 Women's World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilit Hovhannisyan
Lilit Vachagani Hovhannisyan (, born 7 December 1987), is an Armenian pop singer. Career 2006: ''Hay Superstar'' Lilit was a finalist of the first season of ''Hay Superstar'', the Armenian version of Pop Idol. She was eliminated on 3 July 2006, placing fourth out of the ten participants. 2011 - 2013: ''Early Success'' Lilit has had several successful singles since 2011. As of September 2021, her music video for Im tiknikn es has over 117 million views, making it the 2nd most viewed song on YouTube by an Armenian artist (not including songs by American band System of a Down) after Super Sako's Mi Gna, her music videos for Gnchu and Es Em Horinel and De El Mi have achieved over 5 million views on YouTube. The videos for Im Srtin Asa, Te Axchiq Lineir, Eli Lilit and Armenian Girl have achieved over 3 million views. On 29 September 2013, Lilit performed a solo concert entitled 'Top Stars of Armenia' alongside Mihran Tsarukyan in Los Angeles, California at the Pasadena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Owl House
''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that aired on Disney Channel from January 10, 2020, to April 8, 2023. The series features the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Tati Gabrielle, Issac Ryan Brown, Mae Whitman, Cissy Jones, Zeno Robinson, Matthew Rhys, Michaela Dietz, Elizabeth Grullon, and Fryda Wolff. The series follows Luz Noceda (Robles), a teenage girl who learns magic after being transported to a fantasy world and befriending a witch named Eda Clawthorne (Malick) and her demon housemate King (Hirsch). In November 2019, ahead of the series premiere, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 12, 2021. In May 2021, ahead of the second-season premiere, the series was renewed for a third season consisting of three specials, later announced to be the final season of the series, with Terrace later stating the show had been shortened, because the series "did no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavia Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship.Crossley, Robert. "Critical Essay." In ''Kindred'', by Octavia Butler. Boston: Beacon, 2004. Born in Pasadena, California, Butler was raised by her widowed mother. She was extremely shy as a child, but Butler found an outlet at the library reading fantasy, and in writing. She began writing science fiction as a teenager. Butler attended community college during the Black Power movement in the 1960s. While participating in a local writer's workshop, she was encouraged to attend the Clarion Workshop which focused on science fiction. She sold her first stories soon after, and by the late 1970s had become sufficiently successful as an author to be able to write full-time. Butler's books and short stories dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith's Brood
''Lilith's Brood'', previously known as the ''Xenogenesis Trilogy'', is a collection of three science fiction works by Octavia E. Butler: ''Dawn'', '' Adulthood Rites'', and ''Imago''. The books were previously collected in the now out-of-print omnibus edition ''Xenogenesis''. The collection was republished under the current title of ''Lilith's Brood'' in 2000. A 2025 collection of the books published by the Library of America combines the series names as ''Lilith's Brood: The Xenogenesis Trilogy''. Synopsis ''Dawn'' (1987) The first novel in the trilogy, ''Dawn'', begins with Lilith Iyapo, a Black human woman, alone in what appears to be a prison cell. She has memories of this happening before, with an enigmatic voice that asks strange questions. She has no idea who this is or what they want. She remembers a nuclear war and an earlier traffic accident in which her husband and child had been killed. The truth emerges in stages. The same questions are asked. She is then vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith (Supernatural)
Lilith is a fictional character on The CW Television Network's drama and horror television series ''Supernatural (American TV series), Supernatural''. The series' writers conceptualized her as a dangerous new adversary for series protagonists Sam Winchester, Sam and Dean Winchester to face, introducing her to stabilize the story arc in the Supernatural (season 3), third season by giving List of Supernatural characters#Demons, demons a new leader in the wake of the death of the villainous Azazel (Supernatural), Azazel and maintaining her as the primary antagonist until the conclusion of the Supernatural (season 4), fourth season. During the third season, Lilith tries to kill Sam and Dean, ordering for their deaths at the hands of her minions. Early in the fourth season, it was revealed that her goal was to free her maker, the fallen angel Lucifer (Supernatural), Lucifer, from his imprisonment in Hell. The protagonists' attempts to thwart her plan were the main plot of that season. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith Sternin
Lilith Sternin (formerly Sternin-Crane), Doctor of Medicine, M.D., Doctor of Philosophy, Ph.D., Doctor of Education, Ed.D, American Psychiatric Association, A.P.A. is a fictional character on the American television sitcoms ''Cheers'' and ''Frasier'', portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth. The character first appears as a date for Frasier Crane, though mutual hostility and discomfort causes the evening to end badly. Several months later, Lilith meets Frasier again and, with some help from Frasier's ex-fiancée, Diane Chambers (Shelley Long), they start a romantic relationship, eventually living together, marrying, and having a son, Frederick Crane (Frasier), Frederick. In the final season of ''Cheers'', Lilith has an affair with another man and leaves Frasier. The affair later unravels and Lilith returns, seeking reconciliation with Frasier. Although ''Cheers'' ends ambiguously with regard to Frasier and Lilith's marriage, at the beginning of the Spin-off (media), spin-off series ''Frasier' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith (Marvel Comics)
Lilith is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first version is the daughter of Dracula. The second version is a demon. Publication history The first character named Lilith was the daughter of Dracula. Like her father, she is also a vampire, although her powers and weaknesses differ from most other vampires. She first appeared in ''Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse of Dracula'' #1 (June 1974), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan.Lilith: a mythological study , p.7 Most of her solo appearances were written by Steve Gerber, who would later use a supporting character he created for these stories, Martin Gold, in the two-issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilith Clay
Lilith Clay, also known as Omen, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Robert Kanigher and Nick Cardy, Lilith made her first appearance in ''Teen Titans'' #25 (February 1970) and commonly appears as a member of the eponymous group. She is depicted as the best friend of Donna Troy (the first Wonder Girl) and the second hero to join the original Teen Titans after its founders, following Roy Harper (the first Speedy). Although her origin and powers have varied significantly throughout her history, she is consistently seen as both precognitive and psychic. Fictional character biography Pre-''Crisis'' Lilith is a girl with psychic powers who leaves home after learning that she is adopted. She joins the Teen Titans, but eventually leaves them and moves to the West Coast. There, she founds Titans West and enters a relationship with Gnarrk. Prior to the disbanding of the original Teen Titans and their Titans West counterpart group, Lilit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
