Lilith was a funny and tempestuous character on the sitcoms 'Cheers' and 'Frasier'. As Frasier's ex-wife, she was not a regular on either series, but rather someone who popped in and out occasionally just to let Frasier know she was thinking about him, and not necessarily in a kindly way. Lilith was Jewish, and like Frasier himself, she was also a psychiatrist with her own set of vulnerabilities.
According to the Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia (printed and not online version for a change!), "Lilith (was) in Jewish folklore, a vampirelike child killer and nocturnal female demon. According to legend, the first wife of Adam. Originally Assyrian storm deity."
'Lilith Fair' was a series of folk and rock concerts that celebrated female artists. Presumably it was named in her honour.
What do Jewish people really think about the name Lilith?
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