A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.

Plural of Magus. A member of a hereditary priestly class among the ancient Medes and Persians. In the Holy Bible, the Magi, also known as the Wise Men, visited the infant Jesus, giving gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them

A caste of priests and sages among the ancient Persians.

a priestly class developed among the Medes to officiate at sacrifices, chant prayers to the gods, and tend the scared flame. (p. 46)

A supercomputer developed by Dr, Naoko with a personality implant OS. It could be called the Special Duty Organization NERV's brains, and it considers, examines, and resolves numerous pending problems and projects. Besides the original Magi system, which is set up at NERV Headquarters, There are also Magi systems set up in Germany, America, China, and Matsushiro, another location in Japan. The distinguishing characteristic of this system is that human dilemma is recreated by the computer. Magi is composed of three computer systems, Melchior-1, Balthazar-2, and Casper-3, and all final decisions are left to those three to confer over. In these three machines are inputted the thought patterns of Dr. Naoko Akagi, the developer as a scientist, as a mother and as a woman Incidentally Magi refers to the three wise men from the East, who foretold the birth of Jesus in the New Testament. The names Melchior. Balthazar, and Casper are also taken from each of the wise men.