Azazeel

See Azaziel. Azazel (a-zä-zel'). A name which occurs in the Ayscue (as kū), Sir George. Died about ritual of the day of atonement, Lev. xvi. 8, 10-26. 1672. An English admiral, distinguished in the wars against the Dutch. Of his early life nothing is known. In 1646 he was a captain in the English fleet, and was one of those who adhered to the Parliament. In 1649 he was engaged on the Irish coast as admiral, and in 1651 was sent by Cromwell to America, The high priest had among other ceremonies to cast lots upon two goats. One lot was inscribed "for Yahveh' (Jehovah), the other "for Azazel." The goat upon which the lot "for Yahveh" fell was offered as a sacrifice, while on the goat upon which the lot "for Azazel" had faller the high priest laid his hands and confe ed all the sing of the people. The goat was then led by a man into the Azhi Dahaka (ä'zhi da-hä'kä). ['Destroying serpent.'] Originally, the cloud-serpent of Ar- yan mythology, the destroying serpent of the Avesta; later, in the heroic myths of the Irani- ans, an old king of Iran. In Firdausi, as Dahak, Dahhak, or Tohhak, he is the son of an Arab chief Mir- das and dwells in Me so pot am i a. He makes a league with Ahriman, who prompts him to compa the death of his own father and succeed him. Ahriman feeds Da- hak with flesh, though man an had before lived on fruits. In return he wishes to ki Dahak upon the shoulders, whence there grow in consequence two serpents. Each day two men are killed that the serpents may be fed with slays him in China, and seizes the kingdom, which he their brains. Attacking Iran, Dahak puts Jem to flight, holds during a you sand years of oppre ion and misrule. Overthrown by Kave and Feridun, he was chained by the latter in Mount Demavend, whence it is believed that he will at the end of time escape to spread destruction and Azibaal (a-zē-bā'al). ['My strength is the god Ba'al' (?).] King of Aradus (Arvad), Pheni- cia, appointed by As urban i pal, the A yrian gin is (Spica) and to Arcturus, but rarely to the latter. Azimgarh, or Azamgarh (a-zim-, ä-zam-gur'). A district in Benares division, Northwestern Provinces, British India, intersected by lat. 26° N., long. 83o E. Area, 2,147 square miles. Azimgarh. The chief town of the district of Azimgarh, situated on the Tons 55 miles north- east of Benares. Population (1891), 19,442. A zin court. See Agin court . Azcaputzalco (äz-kä-pöt-zäl'kō), or Azcapo zalco, or Atzcapozalco. [Nahuatl, from ezcatl , the ant.] A village of Mexico about 5 miles northwest of the capital, with which it is con- nected by horse-cars. It was an old Aztec town, founded by the Tecpanecs on the western side of the lake of Tezcuco in 1168. At the time of the conquest it was the great market of Mexico, where there was a regular sale of produce and slaves. Cortés and his army took refuge there after the flight of the noche triste. It was the scene of a battle between the Spanish forces and those of Iturbide, Azo (äd'zō), or Azzo (äd'zō), Porcius. Died 1230 (12001). An eminent Bolognese jurist, au- "Apparatus ad Azeglio (äd-zāl'yō), Marchese d' (Ma imo Taparelli). Born at Turin, Oct. 24, 1798: died thor of Summa codicis," and "Apparatus ad at Turin, Jan. 15, 1866, An Italian statesman taught at the University of Bologna. and author. He served in the Italian revolution of Azoff, or Azof. See Azov . Fieramosca" (1833), "Nicold de' Lapi" (1841), "Degli ul montel's "Beauty and the Beast." tim i cas i di Romagna," and an autobiography (1867). Azemilchus (a-zē-mil'kus). ['Mighty king' (?).] King of Tyre and Phenic i a. During his reign Tyre, after a long siege, was conquered by Alexander the Great. Azerbaijan (äz-er-bi-jän'), or Aderbaijan. A province of northwestern Persia, lying be- tween Ru ia on the north, Turkey on the west, and Irak-Ajemi on the southeast: sur- face mountainous. It corresponds in general to the ancient Media A trop a tene. The chief city is Tabriz. Area (estimated), 30,000 to 40,000 square miles. Popula- tion, 1,000,000. bishop of Pernambuco, and in 1818 inquisitor-general of Portugal and Brazil, the last who held this office. He was a noted defender of the interests of Brazil in Portu. gal, and was the author of several historical and economi. cal works relating to that country. Azevedo y Zúñiga, Gaspar de. See Zúñiga y Azevedo . Aztecs. See Aztecas . Aztlan (äzt-län'). [Nahuatl, 'place of the Heron.'] A mythical site where the Aztecas are said to have dwelt, or whence they are rep- resented as having started on their journey to the southward. Its location is not yet de- Açores, capital Angra, with three districts-Angra, Horta, and Ponta Delgada. There are nine islands: São Miguel, Santa Maria, Terceira, São Jorge, Pico, Fayal, Graziosa, Flores, and Corvo. The surface is volcanic and moun- tainous, and the soil fertile, producing oranges, wine, etc. The islands are a noted health-resort. They were oсси- pied by Portugal in 1432, and colonized by Portuguese and Flemings in the 15th century. Area, 1,005 square miles. Population (1890), 255,511. Azotus (a-zō'tus). [Gr. Άζωτος .] See Ashdod. Azov, or Azof, or Azoff (ä'zof). A town in the province of the Don Co acks, Ru ia, situ- ated on the Don near its mouth, in lat. 47° 10' N., long. 39° 25′ E. It was taken from the Turks by Peter the Great in 1696, and annexed to Ru ia in 1774. Population, 16,581. Azov, or Azof, or Azoff, Sea of. A sea south of Ru ia, communicating with the Black Sea by IMG:content-0157.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small] The Century Cyclopedia of Names Jaader (bä'der), Franz Xaver von. Born at Mu- nich, March 27, 1765: died at Munich, May 23, 1841. A German scholar, ap- pointed honorary profes- sor of philosophy and speculative theology at the University of Munich in 1826: chiefly known from his philosophical writings. He devoted him- self at first to the study of medicine and the natural sci- ences, held the position of superintendent of mines in Munich (1797), and published various scientific and tech- nical works. His philosophy was conceived under Roman Catholic influences, and was theosophical in character. His philosophical works have been collected, under the editorship of Franz Hoffman, in 16 volumes (1850-60). Baar (bär). A town in the canton of Zug, Switzerland, 15 miles northeast of Lucerne. Baar (bär), The. An elevated and broken re- gion in southwestern Würtemberg and south- eastern Baden, lying about the head waters of the Neckar and Danube. Bab (bab), Lady. A character in the Rev. James Townley's farce-comedy "High Life Below Stairs," taken by Kitty, the maid of Lady Bab, who impersonates her mistre and is so called by her fellow-servants. Bab (bäb), or Bab-ed-Din (bäb'ed-dēn'). A title first a umed by Mohammed Ali (put to death in 1850), founder about 1843 of the Per- sian sect named Babi, which revolted against the government in 1848. See Babi . Bab Ballads, The. A volume of amusing verse by W. S. Gilbert, published in London 1868. These poems appeared originally in "Fun." Baba (bä bä), Ali. A character in the story of "The Forty Thieves" in "The Arabian Nights' Entertainments," who makes his way into the secret cave of the forty thieves by the use of the magic words "open sesame" (the name of a kind of grain). Baba (bä'ba), Cape. A promontory at the western extremity of Asia Minor, at the en- trance of the Gulf of Adramyttium. Baba, Hajji. The principal personage in a novel by James Morier, "The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan," published in 1824. Baba Abdalla (bä'bä äb-dällä). A blind man, in a story in "The Arabian Nights' En- tertainments," who becomes rich through the kindne of a dervish. His covetousne makes him demand also a box of magic ointment which, when ap- plied to the left eye, reveals all hidden treasures, but when used on the right produces total blindne . Doubt- ing this, he applies it to both, and loses sight and riches. Bababalouk. The chief eunuch in Beckford's "Vathek," a most "royal and disgusting per- sonage." The name is not original with him. Babadag (bä-ba-däg'). A town in the Do- brudja, Rumania, in lat. 44° 55′ N., long. 28° 40′ E. Population, 3,101. Babar. See Baber . Babbage (bab'aj), Charles. Born near Teign- mouth, Devons hire, Dec. 26, 1792: died at Lon- don, Oct. 18, 1871. A noted English mat he- Babes in the Wood. See Children in the Wood. Babeuf (bä-bėf'), or Babœuf, François Noël: pseudonym Caius Gracchus. Born at St. Quentin, France, 1760 (1762?): died at Paris, May 28, 1797. A French agitator and commu- (1828-39). He is chiefly known as the inventor of a calculating machine which, after many years of toil and a large expenditure of money, he failed to perfect. He published a treatise "On the Economy of Machinery and many minor works. Babbitt (bab'it), Isaac. Born at Taunton, Ma ., July 26, 1799: died at Somerville, Ma ., May 26, 1862. An American inventor manufacturer, a goldsmith by trade, noted for the discovery of the anti-friction metal (an alloy of tin with copper and antimony) which bears his name. Babcock (bab'kok), Orville E. Born at Frank- lin, Vt., Dec. 25, 1835: died June 2, 1884. An American general. He served as aide-de-camp to General Grant in the Civil War, and when Grant became President acted for a time as his private secretary. He was indicted in 1876 by the grand jury of St. Louis for com- plicity in revenue frauds, but was acquitted with the aid of a deposition by President Grant. He was promoted colonel July 25, 1866. Babcock, Rufus. Born at North Cole brook, Conn., Sept. 18, 1798: died at Salem, Ma ., May 4, 1875. An American Baptist clergyman. polygamy, forbid concubinage, asceticism, and mend i- cancy, recognize the equality of the sexes, and encourage the practice of charity, hospitality, and abstinence from intoxicants of all kinds. Babia-Gura (babyä-gö'rä). A group of the Car path i ans, near the borders of Hungary and Galicia, southwest of Cracow. ident of Waterville College (Colby University), Maine, Babieça. The name of the Cid's horse. 1833-37; served as pastor of several Baptist congrega- Babinet (bä-bē-nā'), Jacques. Born at Lusi- tions; and was the founder and editor of the "Baptist gnan, France, March 5, 1794: died at Paris, Oct. Babek (bä'bek). Died 837. A Persian rebel and 21, 1872. A French physicist, meteorologist, religious leader, surnamed "Khoremi" (' the sensualist') on account of the libertine prin- ciples which he inculcated. He was taken prisoner and put to death after having defied for a time the entire forces of the calif Mota em. Babington of Scots during her imprisonment at Sheffield, and later leader (under the guidance of various Catholic priests, particularly of John Ballard) of a conspiracy for the murder of Elizabeth, the release of Mary, and a general rising of the Catholics. Babism (bäbʻizm). The religion of the Babi (which see).