magos

Magos is the plural of mago in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning magician or wizard. The term derives from Latin magus, from the Greek magos, which in turn comes from Old Persian maguš.

In everyday Spanish and Portuguese, mago refers to a person who practices magic or sorcery; magos is simply the plural form. The word also appears in cultural contexts as a label for fantasy spellcasters—the archetypal wizards in novels, games, and films.

In fantasy media, magos are commonly depicted as wielders of magical powers, often with knowledge of spells, rituals, and artifacts. The term is used in Spanish- and Portuguese-language media to evoke traditional or folkloric wizard imagery, just as mage or wizard is used in English-language media.

In addition to its ordinary meaning, magos can function as a proper noun in titles or names in various media and, less commonly, in geographic or organizational names. See also mage, magician, wizard.