What does Deus Ex Machina mean?

What does it mean?



I looked it up on wikipedia and it didn't make any sense to me.



If I were to guess what it is I'd guess it would have something to do with machines.What does Deus Ex Machina mean?
It literally means god from the machine, which, yeah, is confusing. In Ancient Greek plays, the heroes were sometimes saved in the end by one of the Greek gods, who would descend onto the stage from above using various 'machinery' (pulleys, ropes etc.) and either take the hero into the heavens with them or somehow stop the antiheroes. It didn't always fit well with the rest of the play and could seem like just an easy way to fix a very difficult situation. It has come into common usage to mean a situation where something improbable saves the day or solves a difficult problem.What does Deus Ex Machina mean?
it's a plot device where a god, or a wise man, soothsayer, witch, fairy, etc., appears out of nowhere and informs the hero or heroine of an important piece of information, or advice or a warning of danger, etc.



it has its roots in Greek and Roman ancient plays, where stage personnel would have the "god" appear on a mechanically raised platform, (machina) which would be raised and/or lowered as needed for the effect.