Lilith

John Collier's Lilith

Lilith is a figure in Jewish mythology who is generally thought to be the mother of a class of female demons. The first occurrence of the name is in Isaiah 34:14,  and depictions appear on bowls and amulets from the 6th century C.E. onward. 

It is thought that Lilith was Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time and from the same earth as Adam. This contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs. This legend was particularly developed during the Middle Ages.  In 13th century writings, for example, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she mated with the archangel Samael.  

The resulting Lilith legend is still commonly used as source material in modern Western culture, literature, fantasy, and horror (recently in the HBO show, True Blood.)