User blog comment:Hyperborean/"The House of Hades" – official expectations blog/@comment-4902593-20130102114355/@comment-3146930-20130102220448

The nymph could have been playing up Houdini's abilities, as he was one of the greatest escape artists of all time. Because the line reads "Houdini, who could escape even the depths of Tartarus," it could be implied that Houdini could escape if he had ever been trapped in there, but it is unknown if he has ever actually gone into the pit.