I think that Athena provides us with the best example of the Magician here with her actual transformation: “Athena, in the form of a man, came and marked the place where (the disc) had fallen. “A blind man, sir,” said she, “could easily tell your mark by groping for it-it is so far ahead of any other. You may make your mind easy about this contest, for no Phaeacian can come near to such a throw as yours.”
Athena shows her innovation here as she helps Odysseus make his way to the home of Queen Arete: “Thus did he pray, and Athena heard his prayer, but she would not show herself to him openly, for she was afraid of her uncle Poseidon, who was still furious in his endeavors to prevent Odysseus from getting home. On this she led the way, and Odysseus followed in her steps; but not one of the Phaeacians could see him as he passed through the city in the midst of them; for the great goddess Athena in her good will towards him had hidden him in a thick cloud of darkness. He admired their harbors, ships, places of assembly, and the lofty walls of the city, which, with the palisade on top of them, were very striking..”
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