The Humbugs of the World · Character
Virgil
A medieval magician, cited as a historical humbug.
minor
Also known as poor Virgil
First appearance: ix
Virgil shows up with force in Magical Humbugs: Virgil, Agrippa, Faustus, and the Devil's Tricks. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Roman poet commonly believed in the Middle Ages to be a great magician; legends attribute to him a brass fly that repelled insects, a brazen head that prophesied, and a failed…
Virgil first appears in 0014 ix.
In Magical Humbugs: Virgil, Agrippa, Faustus, and the Devil's Tricks: Roman poet commonly believed in the Middle Ages to be a great magician; legends attribute to him a brass fly that repelled insects, a brazen head that prophesied, and a failed attempt to regain youth through a pickling ritual.
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