Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini (b. March 24, 1874 - October 31, 1926) was a Greek demigod and a famous magician. He was also very famous in escapology. He was born Eric Wiesz in Hungary and died from a ruptured appendix.

History
When he was only four-year-old he moved from Hungary to the U.S. with his family. Before becoming a magician he was photographer, trapesist, and contorcionist. One day a police officer told him to open a hand cop of which he'd lost the keys and the way Houdini succeeded would be basis for all his tricks envolving escapology.

The Lightning Thief
It is mentioned that he, along with Orpheus and Hercules, had escaped from the Underworld. A Nereid said that "He could even escape the depths of the pits of Tartarus."