Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A demigod.
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- noun Alternative form of
halfgod .
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Examples
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The demigod is often part god — half-god in the case of Heracles, two-thirds in the case of Gilgamesh.
Archive 2009-07-01 Hal Duncan 2009
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When the king claimed the scepter of kings, he set off to lay siege on the royal castle, which was occupied by skaven, lead by the dreaded half-god Kaaskop (Cheesehead, a common and rather mild insult in Dutch).
back nathreee 2009
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They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.
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The demigod is often part god — half-god in the case of Heracles, two-thirds in the case of Gilgamesh.
A Theory of Modes and Modalities Hal Duncan 2009
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They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.
Archive 2008-04-01 2008
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Basic Story: You would think being half-god would entitle you to a wonderful life, or at least an average one, but Perseus Jackson would tell you otherwise.
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The Rhinemaidens sing their opening measures while "swimming," suspended by wires; tenor Richard Croft, playing the role of Loge, the half-god of fire, has to scamper backward up a steeply slanted ramp, helped by wires connected to his body.
'Ring' Cycle To Debut At Metropolitan Opera With High-Tech 'Das Rheingold' 2010
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Basic Story: You would think being half-god would entitle you to a wonderful life, or at least an average one, but Perseus Jackson would tell you otherwise.
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They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.
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