Méphistophélès

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demon devil fictional character literary character

Méphistophélès is a demonic figure from the Faust legend, typically portrayed as the cunning tempter who bargains for human souls.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	demon ⓘ devil ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
alignedWith	evil ⓘ
appearsIn	Charles Gounod's opera Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus (as Mephistopheles) NERFINISHED ⓘ Faust legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ various Faustian operas ⓘ
associatedWith	Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	Faustian bargain NERFINISHED ⓘ damnation ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ
bargainsFor	human souls ⓘ
basedOn	Mephistopheles NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Faust characters ⓘ demons in fiction ⓘ literary villains ⓘ
characterIn	Gounod's Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasGender	male ⓘ
influences	Faustian literature ⓘ modern depictions of the devil ⓘ
makesPactWith	Faust NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameInLanguage	French ⓘ
notableQuote	"Ich bin der Geist, der stets verneint" (as Mephistopheles in Goethe's Faust) ⓘ
offers	pacts ⓘ
oftenDepictedAs	elegant gentleman ⓘ sardonic companion ⓘ
opposes	God NERFINISHED ⓘ salvation ⓘ
originatesFrom	German folklore ⓘ
portrayedAs	cunning ⓘ deceptive ⓘ manipulative ⓘ tempter of human souls ⓘ
roleInWork	antagonist ⓘ tempter ⓘ
serves	Lucifer NERFINISHED ⓘ the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ
speaksLanguage	French (in French adaptations) ⓘ German (in Goethe's Faust) ⓘ
symbolizes	corruption ⓘ temptation ⓘ the dangers of ambition ⓘ
voiceTypeInOpera	bass ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Burning Hells → associatedWithCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephisto

Faustian pact → associatedWithCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Arrigo Boito → composed → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mefistofele

Kurast → corruptedBy → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephisto

The Haunted Castle → featuresCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Scenes from Goethe’s Faust → includesCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Doctor Faustus (opera) → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Doctor Faustus (radio and stage adaptations) → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Faust, Part One → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Faust, Part Two → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Historia von D. Johann Fausten → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Berlioz La damnation de Faust → mainCharacter → Méphistophélès ⓘ

subject surface form: La damnation de Faust

Gustaf Gründgens → notableRole → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles

Arrigo Boito → notableWork → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mefistofele

Kurast → primaryAntagonistInfluence → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephisto

the Tempter → refersTo → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Satan

Doctor Faustus (opera) → sourceWorkMainAntagonist → Méphistophélès ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mephistopheles