sorcerer

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Directed by the sly sorcerer of all things weird, Yorgos Lanthimos, this powerful satirical fable is a refreshing take on the alien-attack movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

In the comics, the character is both a scientific genius and a sorcerer hailing from the fictional country of Latveria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2025

You’re an aspiring sorcerer with a thirst for imaginary adventure, but you don’t own a Dungeons & Dragons game kit.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

Known to archaeologists as Yax Wayaab Chahk G1, the swirling deity represents a manifestation of the Maya storm god directly translated as “first sorcerer rain god.”

From National Geographic • Jan. 26, 2024

Pentheus ordered his guards to seize and imprison the visitors, especially the leader, “whose face is flushed with wine, a cheating sorcerer from Lydia.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton