Robert the Devil is a legend of medieval origin. Robert is the devil's own child, for his mother, despairing of heaven's aid in order to obtain a son, has addressed herself to the devil. It is also the usual translation for the title of Giacomo Meyerbeer's 1831 opera Robert le diable, which has little in common with the legend except the name of the hero.
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“The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)