The Different Personalities of Adam
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The goal of this post is to showcase the different adaptations of Genesis and help the Adamsapple fandom find more inspiration. (This post is mainly for Adamsapple fans)
I spent a long time searching for more Adam and Lucifer content outside of the Hazbin fandom, especially apocryphal texts. And I managed to find one where they not only interact more, but Lucifer even tries to seduce Adam.
Please note that all texts are apocryphal, meaning they are NOT CANON.
They are not canonical; they were written many centuries after the Bible. But it's always fun to read biblical fanfiction from centuries ago.
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The myth of Genesis has been reinterpreted many times throughout history. Many believers developed or expanded the story, giving many nuances to the characters of Adam and Eve.
These texts are considered apocryphal, that is, not canonical for the Bible, but I think it's a good idea to share with you the different personalities that Adam received in these texts.
The first drawing
The Hazbin Hotel version adapts the Lilith myth from the Ben Sira Alphabet, which was created between 700 and 1000 AD and is considered a satirical text that compiles two lists of proverbs, 22 in Babylonian Aramaic and 22 in medieval Hebrew. This myth is considered apocryphal because it attempted to resolve a doubt regarding the creation of woman in the Genesis myth. It is a concept developed posthumously to the Bible.
In this version, Adam is very proud and petty, as he considers Lilith inferior, and they argue about it. Lilith, seeing that Adam does not want to see her as his equal, leaves Eden and joins the demons in the sea. After the angels go to find her, she refuses to return and swears revenge against Adam's future sons and daughters, whom she promises to kill.
This version has several variants or versions that derive from it.
In some versions, Lilith returns and takes advantage of Adam's grief over Abel's death to conceive children with him. In another, she is a demon associated with Lilith, but not Lilith herself.
On yet another occasion, Lilith unites with Adam, consensually, and they conceive Asmodeus.
Regarding her marriage, she is married to Samael, an archangel who is different from Lucifer, and in other versions, she is the wife of Asmodeus. There are also other versions where she is directly Lucifer's wife, and they are presented as the antithesis of Adam and Eve.
Adam and Lucifer do not interact here.
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The myth of Lilith, the first wife of Adam, according to Kabbalah. Bilingual: Hebrew/English
The second drawing
This drawing comes from the apocryphal text "The Life of Adam and Eve" in the Latin version, which in turn expands upon the apocryphal text "The Apocalypse of Moses."
These texts expand upon the story of Adam and Eve, narrating their lives after their expulsion from Eden. They recount how both did penance and suffered their punishment.
Here, Adam retains some of his original pride, the pride that led him to sin, but he is not petty. He cares for Eve and truly loves her, although he can be a bit harsh at times. He is God-fearing but also assertive and a quick learner.
In the Latin version, his personality is more polished. So, from this point on, I will discuss it.
Upon being expelled, he asks God to teach them how to survive before they are cast out.
A crash course before leaving home.
Adam receives this brief education from Michael, the archangel who appears most frequently, especially in the Latin American version.
Michael educates and cares for Adam. He was the one who expelled Adam and Eve, but he always watched over them. And when Adam died, it was Michael who, by God's command, took Adam's body and guarded it, accompanied by other angels, who clothed Adam's soul.
In the Latin American version, Adam confronts the devil, who deceived Eve again, convincing her to abandon her penance in a river (both were doing penance in a river). There, the devil shouts at him the reasons why he decided to harm them after Eve confronts him for ruining their lives.
The devil shouts that Adam is to blame for everything because when he was created, all the angels were supposed to pay homage to him, and he refused. The devil argued with his brother Michael, who demanded that he pay homage to Adam, but the devil refused, and the lesser angels who were his subjects went along with it. In the end, the devil declared that his creation was more glorious than Adam's and that, therefore, he should be more respected than God and, logically, he had to be the most high. (He wanted to own the server.)
In the end, God got angry and expelled the devil and his followers from heaven, causing them to fall.
The devil was so angry that he hatched a plan to bring about Adam's downfall, taking advantage of Eve's innocence. And that's when the whole apple incident happened.
Yes, the devil is very resentful towards his boyfriend.
But the next text, wow… he went way too far.
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The third drawing
We've reached the final circle of Hell.
If the previous myths made you uncomfortable, brace yourself, because things are about to get interesting.
THE FIRST AND SECOND BOOKS OF ADAM AND EVE, also known as THE CONFLICTS OF ADAM AND EVE WITH SATAN/THE DEVIL.
(Clarification: Both Lucifer and Satan are the same character here. They share the same background and the same celestial importance prior to the Fall.)
Things get VERY TROUBLED here because the human psyche is explored.
What happens when two people become conscious and experience pain for the first time?
This novel explores that.
Adam and Eve are self-aware but don't know exactly what they are about to suffer. And this novel is going to make it clear to them that their sin will be terrible.
It explores how they feel hunger and thirst for the first time, how they are afraid of the dark because they have never experienced anything like it. How they feel cold and regret. They will both remain naked for quite some time.
The first part is among the most painful, for Adam and Eve, in their grief and TERROR of committing another sin and incurring God's wrath, end up malnourished and desperately thirsty. In this debilitated state, they both leave the Cave of Treasures, where God had left them, to return to Eden and beg for forgiveness.
God tells them that he will not allow them to return and that their punishment will last for thousands of years. And after thousands of years, they will receive forgiveness for their transgression. Now they must return and continue suffering because of their mistakes.
Adam, heartbroken, walks to a cliff and throws himself into the sea. Eve, seeing how her husband has chosen suicide, throws herself in with him. Angels end up rescuing them and healing their wounds. Afterward, the angels return them to the Cave of Treasures.
The devil, enraged because God loved Adam more than him, devised several plans to ruin the relationship between Adam and God. The story of the penance in the river is repeated, and for the same reasons. The devil was expelled because he refused to kneel before Adam.
Among the many things the devil does to Adam are: the numerous deceptions he perpetrates on the couple, impersonating angels; then, the devil steals from Adam and Eve the only food God gave them to plant, a fig; on another occasion, Adam and Eve pray to God, and the devil becomes so angry that he summons his group of angels to give Adam and Eve a fatal beating; then he tempts Cain to kill his brother Abel and to harm his parents; And in the final deception, the devil disguises himself as "Eve's sister" and tries to seduce Adam, taking advantage of his depression after Abel's death, to sleep with him and make him abandon God, promising him a family of five children.
In this version, Adam is a very depressed and traumatized person, who fears doing anything new that God doesn't approve of. He fears that God will hate and curse him again, so EVERYTHING he feels curious about or attracted to is reported to God first to see if He will allow him to experience it.
His devotion to God is such that he is capable of doing penances like enduring hunger and thirst for 40 days in a river, just so that God will forgive him. Although God does love Adam and Eve, and those protected by the devil, it's just that God is saddened that Adam ate the forbidden fruit, but He doesn't hate Adam. Adam overexerts himself seeking God's forgiveness and love, even though he already has it.
He is also a loving husband who deeply loves his wife, whom he protects and prays for. When Cain was born, Eve suffered so much because of Adam that she decided to leave him, even while pregnant.
In labor, Eve prays for mercy because she is not in a healthy state, but no one hears her.
Adam, worried, prays for her, and angels descend to help her.
In the end, the couple is happy, side by side like a pair of lovers who have experienced hell on earth.
I personally am still surprised that the Devil even tried to be Adam's wife. There's a fine line between love and hate…
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