According to the Judeo myth, Lilith was an evil woman created before Eve. Unlike Eve, she was created from the same clay from which Adam was created. But she refused to accept Adam’s superiority over her, since she was affronted by her lack of authority and power. She disobeyed God and even accepted to be Satan’s companion, giving birth to his offspring. Lilith was even blamed for man’s downfall from heaven. She was believed to be the incarnated serpent who tempted Eve to convince Adam to eat from the forbidden tree.

No reference has ever been made to the relationship between August Strindberg's "The Stronger" and the story of the Genesis, despite the fact that many allusions in the play prove that the play is obviously a staging of this myth. Miss Y is described as a serpent by Mrs X. Her uncanny laughter, her refusal to marry from an eligible suitor, her role as a femme fatale, the pleasure she finds in ruining the lives of families (if Mrs X's accusations are taken seriously), all reveal that Miss Y is Lilith in the guise of Eve.

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