Sages is French for wise men.
Wise Men
une personne sage
wise men.
they celebrate "les rois", i.e. "the Wise Men"
Their names were Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar - known collectively as The Magi.(Magi is the plural of Magus -meaning 'wise man' from which we get the word 'magician'.)
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The French call the Three Wise Men "the Magi Kings" (in French: les Rois Mages). The Epiphany is most often called "la fête des Rois", and the traditional cake is "la galette des Rois" (the Kings' cake). Their names were supposedly Gaspard, Melchior, and Balthazar.
The wise man said it was my kismet to be a leader of men.
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No. However, many Jews were wise men.
There were 3 wise men.
The word magi comes from the word magi, Magi or Magoi. The Magi were Persian "wise men". Remember the story of the wise men in the Christian story of the birth of Jesus? They were scientists and astronomers. If they could predict an eclipse or do something incredible with chemistry wouldn't you say it was Magic?