👉 Galileo is a character from the 17th-century Italian novel "The Faustian Wager," written by Giuseppe Verdi. In the story, Galileo (played by Oscar Wilde) is the son of a scientist and philosopher named Galatea. He has an unassuming appearance, but he possesses a talent for mathematics and astronomy. Throughout his life, Galileo is deeply influenced by the works of ancient Greek philosophers such as Aristotle, who taught him about the concepts of space