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Originally posted by Raistlin Majere:
Mephisto is also in Diablo 2...(bet no-one knew that [img]smile.gif[/img] )
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Mephisto is (in common speak) a synonym for the devil like Baal/Bhaal (also in Diablo II and in Baldur's Gate of course) or Lucifer are.
Baal I believe is from the Bible. It's another god people pray to instead of Jahwe until Elijah shows them that Jahwe is the true god by calling upon him to show them a wonder (something along these lines).
Mephistopheles (he, who does not love the light) is a name that evolved during the Renaissance and was probably spotted first in the legend of Dr. Faustus (on which Goethe's play is based). He is never mentioned in the Bible but also a common name for the devil nowadays, though originally only a demon.
[ 11-03-2003, 03:33 PM: Message edited by: Faceman ]