Mazikeen is a
character
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who appears in
American comic books published by
DC Comics
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. She is one of the
lilim
Lilin () were hostile night spirits that attacked men in ancient Mesopotamian religion and Jewish folklore.
Judaism
In Jewish mythology, ''Lilin'' is a term for night spirits.
Biblical apocrypha
In the Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch, ''lilin'' c ...
, a child of
Lilith
Lilith ( ; he, לִילִית, Līlīṯ) is a female figure in Mesopotamian and Judaic mythology, alternatively the first wife of Adam and supposedly the primordial she-demon. Lilith is cited as having been "banished" from the Garden of Ed ...
. She first appeared in ''
The Sandman'' (vol. 2) #22 (December 1990), and was created by
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer. ; ( Neil Richard Gaiman; born 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, gr ...
and
Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones (born July 23, 1962) is an American comics artist best known for his work on ''Batman'' with writer Doug Moench and on '' The Sandman'' with writer Neil Gaiman.
Early life
Kelley Jones was born in Sacramento, California and grew u ...
.
Her name comes from the term "
Mazzikin
In Jewish mythology, Mazzikin (also spelled Mazzikim) are invisible demons which can create minor annoyances or greater dangers. The Hebrew term ''mazzikin'' (מַזִּיקִין, also spelled ''mazzikim'' מַזִּיקִים), found in the Tal ...
", invisible demons which can create minor annoyances or greater dangers according to
Jewish mythology
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.
Mazikeen appears in the television series ''