For example, in one famous story, Sæmundur made a pact with the devil that the devil should bring him home to Iceland from Europe on the back of a seal. Sæmundur escaped a diabolical end when, on arrival, he hit the seal on the head with the Bible, killing it, and stepping safely ashore.
Deal with the Devil or a Faustian bargain, also known as a Faustian deal or Faustian pact, is a metaphor in English for a deal in which an ambitious person surrenders moral integrity in order to achieve power and success.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray, novel by Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray vocally offers his soul in exchange for eternal youth so that a painting will age for him. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, Rachel sells her soul to the devil to get out of the Congo. Sold to Satan by Mark Twain.
Dealing with the Devil: Professor Explores Contracts with the Prince of Darkness in Popular Culture. In the story of Faust — which has been reinterpreted numerous times in plays, movies, books and music — the protagonist sells his soul to the devil, often in exchange for knowledge or power.
Faustus is a learned man who believes that he already knows as much as he could possibly learn from reading books. He wants more: supreme knowledge and the ability to do magic. Through Mephistopheles, he makes a deal with the devil to sell his soul in exchange for twenty-four years of magical knowledge.
Metaphor. The term "a deal with the Devil" (or "Faustian bargain") is also used metaphorically to condemn a person or persons perceived as having cooperated with an evil person or organization.
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