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Sources: Baskin, Sorcerer’s Handbook, 276; Waite,
Unknown World 1894 –1895, 230; Wedeck, Treasury of
Witchcraft, 96.

Ays
In Armenian mythology Ays is a DEV of the
wind, an immortal spirit. As a gust of wind Ays
will enter into a human body where he will possess it. Then Ays will either cause the person to
go insane or turn them into a demon.

Sources: Lurker, Routledge Dictionary of Gods and
Goddesses, Devils and Demons, 26, 49; Maberry, They
Bite, 49; Russell, Zoroastrianism in Armenia, 52, 475.

Az
In Persian and Zoroastrian demonology, Az
(“avarice,” “greediness,” “progenitor of sin”) is the
mother of all demons and sin. She appears as a
woman who is constantly eating; no matter how
much she consumes, she can never experience the
sensation of having a full belly. Az is a powerful
and destructive demon. She tries to make people
forget their divine origin so that they will forgo
salvation.

Sources: Dhalla, Zoroastrian Theology, 268; Horne,

Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East, 183; Messadié, History of the Devil, 83.

Azanigin
According to Satanic demonology, Azanigin
is the mother of all demons. She lives on Earth
in the pantheon of the Order of the Nine Angels.

Sources: Ford, Book of the Moon Choronzon Edition,
313, 379; Susej, Demonic Bible, 245.

Azaradel
In the Book of Enoch and Enochian lore, Azaradel is one of the FALLEN ANGELS who swore
allegiance to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God,
took a human as his wife, and fathered the
NEPHILIM.
Sources: Heraud, Judgement of the Flood, 150, 290;
Lévi, History of Magic, 55; Spence, Encyclopedia of Occultism, 148.

Azariel
In Enochian and Jewish lore Azariel is one of
the twenty-eight demonic rulers of the lunar
mansions; he rules the mansion Aldebaran (“eye
of Taurus”). Azariel causes problems with buildings, fountains, gold mines, and wells and has
dominion over all the water of the earth. (See
ENOCHIAN RULERS OF THE LUNAR MANSIONS.)
Sources: Eco, Infinity of Lists, 61; Moura, Mansions
of the Moon for the Green Witch, 57; Webster, Encyclopedia of Angels, 26 –7.

Azazel
Variations: Akazazel, ASASEL, ’Asiz, Aza’zel,

Azael (“whom God strengthens”), Azaël, AZARADEL, Azaze, Azâzêl, Azazello, AZAZIL, AZAZYEL, AZIEL (“whom God consoles”), AZZAEL,
EBLIS (“despair”), IBLIS, Shaytan, Zazel
In the Jewish tradition, for the Feast of Expiation (also known as the Day of Atonement), two
goats are selected for sacrifice. Lots are then
drawn to determine their fate. One goat is sacrificed by the high priest to the Lord, the animal’s
blood serving as atonement for the people. The
other goat is then charged by the high priest with
the sins of the people, led out into the desert and
abandoned, leaving their sin with it, knowing that
the demon of the wilderness, the DJINN Azazel
(“God strengthens” or “arrogant to God”), will
soon discover and consume it.
Azazel is mentioned by name in Arabian,
Canaanite, Enochian, and Islamic mythology.
His name is Hebrew and translates to mean “arrogant towards God,” “goat departure,” or “strong
one of God.” He is the mate of NAAMAH and the
father of the SEDIM, chief of the SE’IRIM (goatdemons). Azazel is described as looking like a
dragon with the hands and feet of a man, having
six wings on each side of his back. He has seven
snake heads with two faces upon each.
In the Book of Enoch, Azazel is said to be one
of the chiefs of the GRIGORI; he swore allegiance
to SAMIAZA, rebelled against God, lusted after
and took a human wife against God’s will, and
fathered the NEPHILIM. Additionally, he taught
men how to make armor, cosmetics, and
weapons, as well as how to use sorcery. He was
punished for his transgression by the archangel
Raphael (“healing one of God”) who chained him
hand and foot to a jagged rock in a place of darkness. On the Day of Judgment, AZAZEL will be

destroyed with fire.
A FALLEN ANGEL, formerly of the Order of
Cherubim, he was later given the title of standard-bearer of the army of Hell during the Middle Ages (see also CHIEF OF THE GRIGORI, and
GRIGORI).
Sources: Barton, Journal of Biblical Literature, Vols.
30–31, 162; Crowley, Book of the Goetia of Solomon the
King, 67; Eco, Infinity of Lists, 61; Hyatt, Book of
Demons, 42; Prophet, Fallen Angels and the Origins of
Evil, 174.

Azazil
Variations: ASAEL, AZAZEL (“God strengthens” or “arrogant to God”), Azaziel, AZAZYEL,
IBLIS, SATAN, Uza
Heaven, Earth, and Hell are described as each

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