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I would say no. I think they are symbolic of great power, either good or evil depending on which culture is telling the story.

I think that is just Christian mythology. Although it could be something that came up in the post-biblical period that was incorporated into Christianity but not Rabbinic Judaism.

Enkidu was a wild man living with the animals until he was tamed by the priestess Shamhat. He became Gilgamesh's close companion. It was the death of Enkidu that sent Gilgamesh on a search for immortality.

American Fairy Tales Are there any distinctively American fairy tales? Are the fundamentally different from European fairy tales?

Jewish Demons The thread below on Lilith put me in mind of Jewish demonology generally. By some accounts demons are the offspring of Lilith. Others have it that they were created after humans on the sixth day of creation. However, the sixth day came to an end before God could create their...

I don't like the phrase "just myth." Stories tell us something about the people who told them, especially if they believed the stories. Of course modern fiction is a commodity and, therefore, maybe "just entertainment" as the Hollywood folks keep insisting. Vampires in colonial North America...

I am especially interested in Jewish and Mesopotamian mythology.

I read Frank Buck's retelling of the Mahabarata and the Ramayana some years ago and enjoyed them. I look forward to your posts.