... for "he has a helmet that makes him invisible" (www.greekmythology.com). It can be argued that the powers of these gods and goddesses have influenced the modern day magicians such as Harry Houdini and David Copperfield. These gods and goddesses possess supernatural powers that elevate them to the ... magic as a phenomenon throughout today's society due to the content of early literary pieces, such as the 13th century works "The Prose Merlin," and "The Suite du Merlin," written by Samuel N. Rosenberg. Through Rosenberg's "The Prose Merlin," the reader is invited into the event's surroun...

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