In the last hundred years, alchemists have been portrayed in a magical and spagyric role in fantasy fiction, film, television, novels, comics and video games.
ɪnðə lˈæst hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz, ˈælkɪmˌɪsts hɐvbɪn poːɹtɹˈeɪd ɪn ɐ mˈædʒɪkəl ænd spædʒˈɪɹɪk ɹˈoʊl ɪn fˈæntəsi fˈɪkʃən, fˈɪlm, tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən, nˈɑːvəlz, kˈɑːmɪks ænd vˈɪdɪoʊ ɡˈeɪmz.