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Storm from X-Men or Strix?
Storm from X-Men or Strix?

Lilith (Hebrew: לילית‎ Līlīt; Kurdish: شەوە; Arabic: ليليث‎ Līlīṯ) is believed to have originated as a female Mesopotamian storm demon associated with wind and was thought to be a bearer of disease, illness, and death. The screech owl translation of the KJV is associated with the vampiric Strix of Roman legend.

A strix (pl. striges or strixes) was an Ancient Roman legendary creature, usually described as a nocturnal bird of ill omen that fed on human flesh and blood, like a vampire. Unlike later vampires, it was not a revenant—a risen corpse—but the product of metamorphosis. The name is Greek in origin and means “owl,” with which bird it is usually identified.

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