Leonard/Leonardo or "Master Leonard" is a demon or spirit in Infernal Dictionnaire , grandmaster of nightly demon orgies. He is depicted as a three-horned goat with a black human face. He marks his initiates with one of his horns. The infernal powers gained from the worship of Master Leonard range from metamorphosis into monstrous animals or men to flight as an incubus. It may be possible that the goat-like figure, Leonard, is related to the ritual described in Leviticus 16:8 about Azazel: Leviticus 16:8 And Aaron will cast lots for the two goats; one lot for the Lord, and the other lot for the scapegoat. 9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the lot of the Lord fell, and he shall offer it as an offering for sin. 10 But the goat on which the lot falls to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement with him, and to let him go into the wilderness as a scapegoat. There is mention of a "Master Leonard" in the Dictionary of Phrases and Fables (published in 1898) in association with the supposed deity of the Templars, the Baphomet or "Goat of Mendes". Black banquets are held in Leonard's honor, where aborted goats are eaten without salt and boiled with reptiles to tarnish the sinless nature of clean meat. Leonard is known to take other forms and there is some connection to the werewolf legend; he is known to appear as a handsome soldier, a favorite of many demons. In this form, he will seduce a young girl and take her to the desert, where he will lie down with her and ejaculate cold semen. Any child resulting from this union will be born dead, a sin offering, again vaguely echoing the story of Aaron.
