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'''[[Luxor]]''' is among the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
'''[[Christoph Haizmann]]''' (1647 - 1700) was a Bavarian painter active in Austria. He is remembered for signing a [[diabolical pact]] with [[Satan]] and the subsequent [[exorcist|exorcism]] to free him from the pact.


The modern city includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Waset, also known as Nut (Coptic: ⲛⲏ) and to the Greeks as Thebes or Diospolis. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the world's greatest open-air museum, as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs of the west bank Necropolis, which includes the [[Valley of the Kings]] and Valley of the Queens.  
On September 24th, 1668, [[the Devil]] drew near and asked Christoph why he was so upset and sad. Christoph answered that he missed his father, and there was no one else in this world to care for him. The Devil promised “to help in every way and to lend a hand.” He then transformed into his true form, that of a ferocious scaled dragon with the face of a human.


<p><small>Photographer: [[Travis McHenry]]</small></p>
Showing Christoph his true form and swearing to assume the role of his deceased father was enough to finally convince the despondent man to sign a [[diabolical pact]]. Christoph wrote the pact in black ink in his native German language. It was short and simple: “I Christoph Haizmann, am writing to this Gentleman (the Devil) to be his son for the next nine years.”
 
<p><small>Artist: Follower of Christoph Haizmann</small></p>
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Christoph Haizmann (1647 - 1700) was a Bavarian painter active in Austria. He is remembered for signing a diabolical pact with Satan and the subsequent exorcism to free him from the pact.

On September 24th, 1668, the Devil drew near and asked Christoph why he was so upset and sad. Christoph answered that he missed his father, and there was no one else in this world to care for him. The Devil promised “to help in every way and to lend a hand.” He then transformed into his true form, that of a ferocious scaled dragon with the face of a human.

Showing Christoph his true form and swearing to assume the role of his deceased father was enough to finally convince the despondent man to sign a diabolical pact. Christoph wrote the pact in black ink in his native German language. It was short and simple: “I Christoph Haizmann, am writing to this Gentleman (the Devil) to be his son for the next nine years.”

Artist: Follower of Christoph Haizmann

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