Here are the choices (all women): daenerys targaryen (Game of Thrones) katiness everdeen (Hunger Games) ava (Ex-Machina) Deus ex machina is a Latin calque from Greek, Modern ἀπὸ μηχανῆς θεός (apò mēkhanês theós), meaning 'god from the machine'. The term was coined from the conventions of Greek tragedy, where a machine is used to bring actors playing gods onto the stage.