. "Mephistopheles (/\u02CCm\u025Bf\u026A\u02C8st\u0252f\u026A\u02CCli\u02D0z/, German pronunciation: [mef\u026A\u02C8st\u0254f\u025Bl\u025Bs]; also Mephistophilus, Mephistophilis, Mephostopheles, Mephisto, Mephastophilis and variants) is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend, and he has since appeared in other works as a stock character."@en . .