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Tanin'iver is the steed of [[Lilith]], so he is considered a mechanism by which evil is activated. Though Tanin'iver is castrated (echoing a fable about the Yetzer ha-Ra), he is still the catalyst for the coupling of Lilith with Samael, a union that brings pestilence into the world. | Tanin'iver is the steed of [[Lilith]], so he is considered a mechanism by which evil is activated. Though Tanin'iver is castrated (echoing a fable about the Yetzer ha-Ra), he is still the catalyst for the coupling of Lilith with Samael, a union that brings pestilence into the world. | ||
== See also == | |||
*[[Lilith]] | |||
*[[Kabbalah]] | |||
== Source == | == Source == | ||
{{wikipedia}} | {{wikipedia}} | ||
[[Category:Demons]] | [[Category:Demons]] | ||
[[Category:Dragons]] | [[Category:Dragons]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish mythology]] | [[Category:Jewish mythology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:18, 19 August 2009
Tanin'iver is evil cosmic entity expounded in the kabbalistic teachings of Moses Cordovero and subsequent writings based on his system.
Tanin'iver is the steed of Lilith, so he is considered a mechanism by which evil is activated. Though Tanin'iver is castrated (echoing a fable about the Yetzer ha-Ra), he is still the catalyst for the coupling of Lilith with Samael, a union that brings pestilence into the world.