Azael

Azael - One of 2 fallen angels (Aza is the other) who cohabited with Naamah, Lamech's daughter, and sired the sedim, Assyrian guardian spirits. [Rf. The Zohar]  Azael, it is reported, is chained in a desert where he will remain until the day of judgment. [Rf. De Plancy, Dictionnaire Infernal.]  in Midrash Petirat Mosheh, Azael is mentioned as one of 2 angels (the other being Ouza) who came down from Heaven and was corrupted.  Cornelius Agrippa, in his Occult Philosophy, lists 4 evil angels as the opposites of the 4 holy rulers of the elements; among the evil ones Azael is included.  Schwab in his Vocabulaire de l'Angelolgie identifies Shamhazai (Semyaza) with Azael (Aziel), guardian of hidden treasures. (a)

Azael - One of the angels who revolted against God.  The rabbis say that he is chained on sharp stones, in an obscure part of the desert, awaiting the last judgment. (b)

(a) "The Dictionary of Angels" by Gustav Davidson, © 1967

(b) "Encyclopaedia of Occultism" by Lewis Spence. ©1959