Eisheth

**Eisheth Desidia** is a recurring supporting character in the *Divine Comedy*.

She is the youngest of Lilith's sisters, the wife of Belphegor, mother of Caliban, and the matriarch of the Desidia family. Compared to some of her sisters, Eisheth is known for her hyperactive and chaotically energetic personality, described as a firecracker by her family. As she is Belphegor's wife, this makes her an empress of Hell and the ruler of Sloth.

## History

### Background

Eisheth was created by God alongside Eve, Naamah, and Agrat as a replacement for Lilith to Adam. Adam was so enamoured by their beauty that he proposed to all of them but they rejected his proposal; Eisheth was too energetic for Adam which made the latter boring for her. She and her sisters left the Garden of Eden though Eisheth was the sister brazen enough to climb the walls simply to check on Eve's well being with Adam.

After the war in Heaven, Eisheth would join her sisters in tending to the fallen. She first heard a voice desperately call out for help and upon responding while heading towards the source, she came across Belphegor who was frantically trying to help a fatally wounded Asmodeus. Eisheth immediately rushed over to Belphegor and comforted him in his distressed state before helping him carry Asmodeus back to a makeshift camp where Lucifer and the surviving fallen angels were rallying. After Hell was made, Eisheth was among the crowd of fallen angels that were throwing suggestions and opinions on what to do next to hit back at God. She stood next to Belphegor the entire duration, disinterested in what was happening, and making small talk with the sloth-like fallen angel. Eisheth's upbeat character would serve to lift Belphegor's spirits and his sardonic wit would tickle her funny bone in the right places.

### Empress of Hell

Eisheth herself states that she came across Belphegor thousands of years later when the Moabites were engaging in sex, orgies, and all forms of debauchery under Asmodeus' influence from having them worship Belphegor as Baal Peor. At first she did not know that the Moabites were worshipping Belphegor as she was occupied in taking the snacks from the food tables the Moabites prepared for Belphegor to bless them with knowledge of wondrous tools. The snacks in question were cooked bodies of their own people and several Israelites. Eisheth was found by Belphegor under a silver lid that held 'Heburkite' dish, and quickly recognized one another.

They would come to spend more time together on Earth and often times in Hell where she would meet Hecate and develop a great friendship with the goddess. Her friendship with Belphegor would bloom as Eisheth eventually became the only person to successfully get through to him and help with his issues simply by being her "crazyass" self in her own words. Their relationship culminated in romance during Beelzebub and Naamah's wedding. When Naamah tossed the bouquet, Eisheth and Belphegor caught it at the same time which deeply flustered the two but earned great cheers from the guests and the wedding couple themselves. Fueled by his family's support, Belphegor would propose to Eisheth to which she rapidly and happily accepted, becoming his wife and empress of Hell, eventually bearing a son named Caliban.

## Trivia

* In the Kabbalah, Eisheth Zenunim is a princess of the Qliphoth who rules Gamaliel, the order of the Qliphoth of Yesod. She is found in Zohar 1:5a as a feminine personification of sin. In Jewish mythology, she is said to eat the souls of the damned.
* Her name in Hebrew means "Woman of Whoredom".
* Her theme song would be "Cheap Thrills" by Sia.
* Eisheth and Belphegor have their own Helltube channel that mainly hosts gaming content.
* Eisheth is noted to be barefooted on several occasions as she states that she hates wearing "queenie high heels". She mainly prefers boots or slippers.
* Asmodeus jokes that Belphegor was smitten by her because of her preference to wear crocs even in royal events.