A 12 It's . . . me!' Poof! Mr. Bundy was his old self again." -- Stephanie Calmenson, The Frog Principal (2001) Anthropropolagos Meanings: Anthro comes from the Greek and Latin and means "human." Propo recalls the French expression à propos, meaning "by the way," "naturally," or "connected to what has gone before." Lagos is a Greek word meaning hare, the trickster of folklore and the classic magician's animal companion. Lagos also recalls the Greek logos, meaning "word." Hence, one could translate anthropropolagos to mean: "I am human by way of language" or perhaps "Man and rabbit are naturally connected." Origins: The great magician Harry Houdini invented this magic word "which has an authentic ring."166 In Literature: • Henning Nelms, Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969) Aparecium Origins: Aparecium is a Latin word meaning "I appear," from the Latin appareo. In Literature: • Aparecium is used to make invisible ink reappear in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (1998). Apokalypto Meanings: • Uncover, unveil, reveal • Unfolding -- Douglas Connelly, The Bible for Blockheads (1999) Origin: Apokalypto is of Greek origin. Facts: Apokalypto is the source of the word apocalypse. 166 Henning Nelms, Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers (1969)