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Mephistopheles [a] (/ ˌ m ɛ f ɪ ˈ s t ɒ f ɪ ˌ l iː z /, German pronunciation: [mefɪˈstoːfɛlɛs]), also known as Mephisto, [1] is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend and has since become a stock character appearing in other works of arts and popular culture .
During the term of the bargain, Faust makes use of Mephistopheles in various ways. In Goethe's drama, and many subsequent versions of the story, Mephistopheles helps Faust seduce a beautiful and innocent young woman, usually named Gretchen, whose life is ultimately destroyed when she gives birth to Faust's illegitimate son. Realizing this ...
This is a list of demons that appear in religion, theology, demonology, mythology, and folklore. It is not a list of names of demons, although some are listed by more than one name.
Dictionnaire Infernal illustration of Bael Paimon as depicted in Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal, 1863 edition Asmodeus as depicted in Collin de Plancy's Dictionnaire Infernal Purson's image in Mathers's The Goetia corresponds to Pruflas' illustration from the Dictionnaire Infernal A woodcarving of Belial and some of his followers from Jacobus de Teramo's book Buche Belial (1473) The ...
Mephistopheles; Old Scratch, the Stranger, Old Nick: a colloquialism for the devil, as indicated by the name of the character in the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" Prince of darkness, the devil in Manichaeism; Ruprecht (German form of Robert), a common name for the Devil in Germany (see Knecht Ruprecht (Knight Robert))
Mephisto is a demon character based on Mephistopheles from the Faust legend. He was created in 1968 by Stan Lee and John Buscema and has primarily been an adversary of Ghost Rider and Silver ...
Mephistopheles and Margaretta is a 19th-century wooden double sculpture featuring two images carved on opposite sides; it portrays two characters from German playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1808 play Faust. The obverse depicts the demon Mephistopheles, and the reverse depicts a woman, Margaretta (Margaret, or Gretchen). A mirror placed ...
Édouard de Reszke (portrait by Nadar, c. 1900). Édouard de Reszke (22 December 1853 – 25 May 1917) was a Polish bass from Warsaw.A member of the musical Reszke family, he was a successful opera singer, as were his brother Jean and his sister Josephine.