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The character of mephastophilis (spelled mephistophilis or mephistopheles by other authors) is one of the first in a long tradition of sympathetic literary devils, which includes figures like john milton's satan. Goethe's mephisto is very different from the crude devil of medieval legend and the original faust story. It is probable that the name mephistopheles was invented for the historical johann georg faust (c.

Goethe's mephisto is very different from the crude devil of medieval legend and the original faust story.

He says that he can lure god's favourite human being (faust). This, or what else my faustus shall desire, / shall be perform'd in twinkling of an eye. He says that he can lure god's favourite human being (faust). Mephistopheles (also mephistophilus, mephistophilis, mephostopheles, mephisto, mephastophilis and variants) lord of the host, is a demon featured in german folklore.