Naamah

**Naamah Beelzé** is a recurring character in the *Divine Comedy*.

She is a sister of Lilith, the wife of Beelzebub and the co-ruler of Gluttony. Naamah is the stern and aloof matriarch of the Beelzé family often described as being a "second Lilith" due to the way she carries herself regally but is more stern compared to Lilith.

Naamah is known for her vindictiveness as she is not one to let go of grudges so easily but this often leads to disastrous consequences when she succeeds as seen with what she did to Adam. She is also the mother of vampires with her being cited as the first vampire.

## History

### Background

Naamah was created by God alongside Eve, Agrat, and Eisheth as a replacement for Lilith to Adam. Adam was so enamoured by their beauty that he proposed to all of them which made Naamah uncomfortable and viewed Adam as a lost weak minded puppy. Naamah rejected his proposal and left the Garden of Eden with her sisters. She states that she would often spend her time looking over the Garden walls to check and see if Eve is doing okay but would only arrive at moments where Adam is domineering towards Eve making Naamah hate him all the more.

After the war in Heaven, Naamah would aid the wounded fallen angels and came across Beelzebub who was the first to regain consciousness from hearing Lucifer's calling to them. The moment Beelzebub awoke to find Naamah in front of him he groggily complimented her beauty which flustered her. Naamah was present during the foundation of Hell but was more recluse compared to her sisters as she would often be found present in dark areas.

When Adam and Eve separated for 130 years after the death of Abel, Naamah felt pity for Adam and comforted him as he was grieving the loss of his son. During that time, Naamah and Adam would eventually elope until the former discovered she was pregnant. However, Adam would go back to Eve in order to make amends, abandoning Naamah and breaking her heart. In response to this, Naamah would then drink his blood, taking away whatever was left of his immortality and as a final act of vengeance would bear his demonic son, Seth, that would be the first vampire terrorizing his descendants.

### Fallout and Marriage

At an unspecified point in time, Naamah and Azazel would have a romantic relationship but it is unknown when this relationship took place; either during or after the Watcher Incident. What is known is that their relationship was turbulent and messy, ending in a horrid break up. Her past experiences with Azazel and Adam made her forsake any kind of romantic relationship, especially marriage which is a commitment she detests greatly. This led to her to viewing the concept of 'love' as nothing but a stain and a waste of one's time, leaving nothing but pain and heartache. This also opted Naamah to mainly focus on attaining power to be untouchable against such pain.

Naamah would avoid many suitors in the following years until it became too much for her to bare and requested Lucifer to do something about it. Lucifer, seeing how the royals would be too occupied in trying to get between Naamah's legs than doing their job, decided to arrange a marriage between her and someone of higher status than the regular royals so they don't move against them. This would only infuriate Naamah greatly but Lilith assured her that they want nothing but the best for her. Lucifer managed to convince Naamah in getting into this engagement to "keep the simps off her back" to which she agreed and instantly Lucifer betrothed her to none other than Beelzebub. She vehemently denied the betrothal but the deal was set between her and Lucifer.

In the early start, Naamah would avoid Beelzebub but as time went on she found his naivety and clueless nature endearing only to culminate in her falling for him seeing how gentle and sweet he was to her. She was skeptical at first, recalling back to her time with Adam and Azazel, but finally accepted Beelzebub as her husband and confessing her love for him and vice versa. She would become an empress of Hell, ruler of the Gluttony Circle, and mother of five children with Beelzebub. However, Naamah's deeds would soon come back to haunt her in the form of her own estranged son Seth who set off a chain of events that would lead to Azazel's war with Heaven and Seth's plans of refurbishing the Earth to his liking.

## Trivia

* Naamah is based on the female demon of the same name described in the Zohar, a foundational work of Jewish mysticism.
	+ Naamah is also an individual mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis 4:22. A descendant of Cain, she was the only mentioned daughter of Lamech and Zillah and their youngest mentioned child.
* Naamah laying with Adam is also taken from the Zohar where after Cain kills Abel and Adam separates from Eve for 130 years, Naamah (alongside Lilith) seduce him and bear his demonic children, who became the Plagues of Mankind.
* Her theme song would be a villainous cover of "I Won't Say I'm in Love" from Disney's 1997 *Hercules* performed by Lydia the Bard.
* Naamah's favorite drink would be red wine, specifically Château Corton Grancey Grand Cru.
* Naamah character is described as a mix between Morticia Addams from *The Addams Family* and Megara the deuteragonist of Disney's 1997 animated feature film *Hercules* according to the series writer.
* The series writer states that Naamah and Beelzebub's dynamic is similar to Morticia and Gomez Addams from *The Addams Family*.
* There's apparently a hidden competition between the royal couples of Hell on who is the most romantic of them all. The couples mainly consist of Lucifer & Lilith, Beelzebub & Naamah, and Satan & Eve.
* According to Beelzebub, Naamah is more active during the night, especially when she is hungry. This is to the point where she and her husband invent a night routine that involves her hunting Beelzebub through the crevices of their house while Beelzebub attempts to retrieve a midnight snack.