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This week on Myths and Legends, it's the first half of the story of Faust,

the famous doctor who makes an even more famous deal with the devil.

In this episode, we'll watch some 16th century ESPN and see how a Gandalf quote tattoo

might just save your soul. The creature this week is the Ono Centaur, the Centaur's sad little

donkey insect cousin.

This is Myths and Legends, episode 151A, a man of wealth and taste.

This is a podcast where I tell stories from mythology and folklore.

Some are incredibly popular stories you think you know, but with surprising origins.

Others are stories that might be new to you, but are definitely worth a listen.

Faust.

It began as a legend. Over time, however, we see it's expansion into the realm of literature.

There's the initial chat book, which is one of the earliest written mentions of the legend.

Then, this Christopher Marlos' adaption for the stage, in his spoiler-ridden title,

The Trageical History of Dr. Faustus. It's both of those versions that will serve

his inspiration for the Dr. Faust and the extremely famous story Faust by Gertr.

One of the most important works of German literature, because Gertr's version is so different from

the original version, circulated in the 16th century. Today's story isn't really going to be

reflective of Gertr's version for a few reasons. The chief of which being that it's only loosely

based off the legend, and it's largely worked by Gertr, which is in no way a slight, it's a masterpiece

of German literature. Our adaptation today is primarily based on the original chat books,

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