Mythical character of the anti-Semitic Christian legend, who would designate a Jew who denied water to Christ thirsty path of the ordeal or who pushed him when he stopped to rest. According to the places has received different names, such as Buttadeu, Joseph Cartaphilus, John of The Times, Samer, Catafito, Ausero. . . Some consider it a metaphorical embodiment of the diaspora-punishment for the responsibility of political-religious authorities in the death of Christ.
