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Lilith in fight (Diablo II).

Lilith, also known as the 'Mother of Misery,' 'Queen of the Succubi,' 'Mother of Deceit,' and 'Mistress of Betrayal,' is a powerful demon. She is coeval with the Lesser Evils, but not counted as one. She is the daughter of Mephisto, sister of Lucion, and mother of Linarian and Andariel.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

Lilith's true form is that of a tall, humanoid Demoness. Her complexion is dark green and black. Four long, jointed limbs extend from her back and reach in front of her, two on each side, each with a large spike at the end. Her hands each have four fingers ending in claws. She has large breasts and a feminine face with a mouth full of fangs, and hooves rather than human feet.

Background[edit | edit source]

Idle animation in Diablo II.

Lilith is a manipulator and seductress, attractive even in her demonic form. She has always aimed to receive affection from powerful beings, using them as pawns to further her own goals. Such examples include Inarius and Uldyssian.

Sanctuary and Nephalem[edit | edit source]

She was part of the rogue demons and angels who created Sanctuary. Her mating with Inarius resulted in the Nephalem cross between angel and demonkind, a very powerful race of beings who later became the dominant race on Sanctuary, the humans.

However, she desired to use these powerful Nephalem as an army to take on both the Burning Hells as well as the High Heavens and with that came into conflict with Inarius who wanted to undo their creation. Lilith prevented this by killing many of the rogue demons and angels, but ended with her being banished from Sanctuary.

The Sin War[edit | edit source]

Lilith later returned[1] and tried once more to use the Nephalem against her percieved opponents, weakening the Worldstone (that prevents Nephalem from developing their powers) and helped awaken Uldyssian's hidden Nephalem powers. She tried to seduce him into creating the army of Nephalem she wanted, but ultimately failed as Uldyssian used his power against her.

Inarius also helped stopping her from behind the scenes, as was Rathma, and he banished her once more from Sanctuary.

Pandemonium Story[edit | edit source]

The official website use Andariel's appearance to show Lilith.

It has been debated if this part of Lilith's story is canon or not, since it's a Battle.net only event.

As the heroes searched for Diablo, and killed legions of Succubi and Lilith's daughter Andariel, she decided to intervene personally.

She masterminded the revival of Diablo by manifesting herself in the mortal realm and performing a ritual of Dark Summoning. This ritual, long thought to be impossible by the most powerful mortal wizards, allowed Lilith to link with Diablo across realms, strengthening him until he was finally able to once again reincarnate himself in the mortal plane.

Rage and a deep yearning for revenge boiled within the eyes of the Lord of Terror, and together he and Lilith resurrected the two remaining Prime Evils as well as Duriel and Izual, two of their strongest agents.

Diablo announced his grand plan - the Three were finally strong enough to spread Pandemonium throughout Sanctuary. Lilith could have easily conducted an assault on her own, but because she had been left severely weakened by the Dark Summoning ritual, she agreed to aid the Prime Evils and command some of their remaining forces.

Diablo II Pandemonium Event[edit | edit source]

To read up on Lilith's stats and the Pandemonium event, see the articles on the Diablo 2 Wiki:

Lilith
Pandemonium Event

References[edit | edit source]

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-'''Lilith''' is the daughter of [[Mephisto]], sister of [[Lucion]], mother of [[Andariel]] and is believed to be Queen of the [[Succubi]] and matriarch of demons. After her legions of Succubi and strongest daughter [[Andariel]] were killed by mortals who successfully defended the [[Worldstone]], Lilith swore to personally intervene. She masterminded the revival of [[Diablo]] by manifesting herself in the mortal realm and performing a ritual of Dark Summoning. This ritual, long thought to be impossible by the most powerful mortal wizards, allowed Lilith to link with [[Diablo]] across realms, strengthening him until he was finally able to once again reincarnate himself in the mortal plane. Rage and a deep yearning for revenge boiled within the eyes of the Lord of Terror, and together he and Lilith resurrected the two remaining [[Prime Evils]] as well as [[Duriel]] and [[Izual]], two of their strongest agents.
+[[Image:Lilith.jpg|thumb|right|Lilith in fight ([[Diablo II]]).]]
+'''Lilith''', also known as the 'Mother of Misery,' 'Queen of the [[Succubi]],' 'Mother of Deceit,' and 'Mistress of Betrayal,' is a powerful [[demon]]. She is coeval with the [[Lesser Evils]], but not counted as one. She is the daughter of [[Mephisto]], sister of [[Lucion]], and mother of [[Linarian]] and [[Andariel]].
-Diablo announced his grand plan - the Three were finally strong enough to spread [[Pandemonium]] throughout [[Sanctuary]]. Lilith could have easily conducted an assault on her own, but because she had been left severely weakened by the Dark Summoning ritual, she agreed to aid the [[Prime Evils]] and command some of their remaining forces.
-''Lilith's'' role in Sanctuary's history is revealed far more in [[Richard A. Knaack]]'s books the [[Sin War Trilogy]]. The daughter of [[Mephisto]] and the sister of [[Lucion]], Lilith is a manipulator and seductress. Even very attractive in her demonic form her charms earned her the affection of powerful beings such as Inarius and the Sin War trilogy's protagonist [[Uldyssian]] , using them as pawns to further her own goals.
+==Appearance==
+Lilith's true form is that of a tall, humanoid [[Demon]]ess. Her complexion is dark green and black. Four long, jointed limbs extend from her back and reach in front of her, two on each side, each with a large spike at the end. Her hands each have four fingers ending in claws. She has large breasts and a feminine face with a mouth full of fangs, and hooves rather than human feet.
-It is revealed that she along with other rogue demons and angels created Sanctuary. Her offspring with Inarius resulted with many of the [[Nephalem]] (angel and demon offspring) such as [[Rathma]] and generations later [[Uldyssian]] and [[Mendeln]]. Because Lilith desired to use the Nephalem as a powerful army, strong enough to challenge the [[Burning Hells]] and the [[High Heavens]], she came into conflict with [[Inarius]] who wanted to eradicate the [[Nephalem]]. This resulted in Lilith killing off many if not all the rogue demons and angels that were with them. Her actions prevented Inarius from eradicating the [[Nephalem]], but not her subsequent banishment.
+==Background==
+[[Image:Lilith.gif|thumb|right|Idle animation in [[Diablo II]].]]
+Lilith is a manipulator and seductress, attractive even in her demonic form. She has always aimed to receive affection from powerful beings, using them as pawns to further her own goals. Such examples include [[Inarius]] and [[Uldyssian]].
-She later returned still wishing to fulfil her ambitions during the events of the [[Sin War Trilogy]]. She weakened the power of the [[Worldstone]] that prevented the [[Nephalem]] from developing their powers. She then helped awaken [[Uldyssian]]'s dormant power as [[Nephalem]], tempting and manipulating him in her quest to gain a [[Nephalem]] army. She failed however, due to [[Uldyssian]], who used the very powers that Lilith had helped awaken and the [[Nephalem]] army that Lilith desired against the demon. Inarius also played a part in her downfall, though hidden from [[Uldyssian]] and his companions and even [[Rathma]]. Lilith was then banished once again by [[Inarius]].
+===Sanctuary and Nephalem===
+She was part of the rogue [[demon]]s and [[angel]]s who created [[Sanctuary]]. Her mating with [[Inarius]] resulted in the [[Nephalem]] cross between angel and demonkind, a very powerful race of beings who later became the dominant race on Sanctuary, the humans.
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+However, she desired to use these powerful Nephalem as an army to take on both the [[Burning Hells]] as well as the [[High Heavens]] and with that came into conflict with Inarius who wanted to undo their creation. Lilith prevented this by killing many of the rogue demons and angels, but ended with her being banished from Sanctuary.
-[[Category:Lore]]
-[[Category:Evils]]
+===The Sin War===
+Lilith later returned[http://www.diablowiki.net/Sin_War_Trilogy] and tried once more to use the Nephalem against her percieved opponents, weakening the [[Worldstone]] (that prevents Nephalem from developing their powers) and helped awaken Uldyssian's hidden Nephalem powers. She tried to seduce him into creating the army of Nephalem she wanted, but ultimately failed as Uldyssian used his power against her.
+[[Inarius]] also helped stopping her from behind the scenes, as was [[Rathma]], and he banished her once more from [[Sanctuary]].
+===Pandemonium Story===
+[[Image:Andariel.gif|thumb|right|The official website use [[Andariel]]'s appearance to show Lilith.]]
+:: ''It has been debated if this part of Lilith's story is [[canon]] or not, since it's a [[Battle.net]] only event.''
+As the heroes searched for [[Diablo]], and killed legions of [[Succubi]] and Lilith's daughter [[Andariel]], she decided to intervene personally.
+She masterminded the revival of Diablo by manifesting herself in the mortal realm and performing a ritual of Dark Summoning. This ritual, long thought to be impossible by the most powerful mortal wizards, allowed Lilith to link with Diablo across realms, strengthening him until he was finally able to once again reincarnate himself in the mortal plane.
+Rage and a deep yearning for revenge boiled within the eyes of the Lord of Terror, and together he and Lilith resurrected the two remaining [[Prime Evils]] as well as [[Duriel]] and [[Izual]], two of their strongest agents.
+Diablo announced his grand plan - the Three were finally strong enough to spread {{iw|Pandemonium Pandemonium}} throughout [[Sanctuary]]. Lilith could have easily conducted an assault on her own, but because she had been left severely weakened by the Dark Summoning ritual, she agreed to aid the Prime Evils and command some of their remaining forces.
+==Diablo II Pandemonium Event==
+To read up on Lilith's stats and the Pandemonium event, see the articles on the {{iw|Main_Page Diablo 2 Wiki}}:
+* '''{{iw|Lilith Lilith}}
+* '''{{iw|Pandemonium_Event Pandemonium Event}}'''
+==References==
+* [[Sin War Trilogy]]
+* {{iw|Pandemonium_Event Pandemonium Event}}
+* [http://classic.battle.net/diablo2exp/monsters/act5-lilith.shtml Lilith at Arreat Summit]
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+[[Category:Characters]]
+[[Category:Demons]]