"God's Messenger," the deity who received sacrificial goats on the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur, New Year). Azazel was not originally Hebraic, but Syrian. Some rabbinical writings called him Azel, a subversive angel who stole magic secrets from God and gave them to Eve, thus bringing about the enlightenment of humanity at the cost of God's wrath. Moslems sometimes gave Azazel's name to the rebellious angel who opposed Allah, though this personage was often called Iblis, or Shaytan (Satan).

The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets p 80-81.

"(g) Azael, however, far from repenting, still offers women ornaments and many-coloured robes with which to lead men astray. For this reason, on the Day of Atonement, Israel's sins are heaped on the annual scapegoat; it is then thrown over a cliff to Azazel-as some call Azael."

"(r) Genun the Canaanite, son of Lamech the Blind, living in the Land of the Slime Pits, was ruled by Azael from his earliest youth, and invented all sorts of musical instruments. When he played these, Azael entered into them too, so that they gave forth seductive tunes entrancing the hearts of all listeners. Genun would assemble companies of musicians, who inflamed one another with music until their lust burned bright like fire, and they lay together promiscuously. He also brewed beer, gathered great crowds in taverns, gave them to drink, and taught them how to forge iron swords and spear-points, with which to do murder at random when they were drunk."

"(s) Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and Uriel told God that such wickedness had never before flourished on earth. God then sent Raphael to bind Azael hand and foot, heaping jagged rocks over him in the dark Cave of Dudail, where he now abides until the Last Days."

Hebrew Myths, p 101, 103.