Lilin
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According to Jewish folklore, the lilin (or lilim) are the daughters of Lilith and Asmodai, engendered while she was Adam's wife. They are demons, with their function being that of a succubus. Men and also mothers feared the attack of the lilin, because they were also said to kidnap children as Lilith did.
The lilin are considered night spirits.
The legend holds that 100 lilin are supposed to die daily. Upon deserting Adam and turning against God, Lilith was warned that 100 of her demonic children - because she would sleep with the demons near the Red Sea - would die daily if she did not return to God. She did refuse, hence 100 lilin die each day.