Did you know that according to Gnostic and Jewish tradition, Eve was NOT Adam's first mate?

According to Haggadah, a book of oral legend usually associated with the Talmud, Lilith was the first woman.

She was created from dust, the same as Adam, but she only remained with him a short time.  Why?

Because she insisted upon enjoying full equality with him, saying that she had a right to do so because she was created the same way as he was.

Adam, apparently, didn't like it.  Neither did Lilith....and she pronouced the 'Ineffable Name', flew into the air away from Adam, and vanished.

Adam complained to God that she'd split on him, so God said he'd make Adam another chick to keep him company. God pondered on what part of Adam's body to use to create Eve, the new woman. 

He didn't want to use his head because He was afraid she'd be prideful, and he didn't want to use his eye because that would make her wanton-eyed.  Ears were no good because that'd make her an eavesdropper, the neck would make her insolent, the mouth would, obviously make her a tattler, the heart would give her an envious disposition, the hand would make her a meddler and the foot would cause her to be a gadabout. 

He wanted to form her from a chaste part of the body....so he chose a rib.  As he was forming her, he kept repeating "be chaste! Be chaste!"......but despite his great caution, woman was created with all the faults God tried to avoid.

Huh.  I wonder what Adam would make of today's modern women.  He'd probably curse us and call us all daughters of Lilith.

I personally think she had the right idea when she split.