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== Etymology ==

== Etymology ==

Through late 14th century Old French ''magique'', the word "magic" derives via Latin ''magicus'' from the Greek adjective ''magikos'' (μαγικός) used in reference to the "magical" arts — in particular divination — of the Magians (Greek: ''magoi'', singular ''mágos'', μάγος), the Zoroastrian astrologer priests. Greek ''mágos'' is first attested in [[Heraclitus]] (6th century BC, apud. [[Clement of Alexandria|Clement]] ''Protrepticus 12'') who curses the Magians and others for their "impious rites." Greek ''magikos'' is attested from the 1st century [[Plutarch]], typically appearing in the feminine, in μαγική τέχνη (''magike techne'', Latin ''ars magica'') "magical art."

Through late 14th century Old French ''magique'', the word "magic" derives via Latin ''magicus'' from the Greek adjective ''magikos'' (μαγικός) used in reference to the "magical" arts — in particular divination — of the Magians (Greek: ''magoi'', singular ''mágos'', μάγος), the Zoroastrian astrologer priests. Greek ''mágos'' is first attested in [[Heraclitus]] (6th century BC, apud. [[Clement of Alexandria|Clement]] ''Protrepticus 12'') who curses the Magians and others for their "impious rites." Greek ''magikos'' is attested from the 1st century [[Plutarch]], typically appearing in the feminine, in μαγική τέχνη (''magike techne'', Latin ''ars magica'') "magical art."