Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A demigod.

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  • noun Alternative form of halfgod.

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Examples

  • 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

  • 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

  • They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.

    Why Christians Should Go Ahead and Be Pagan 2009

  • 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

  • They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.

    Archive 2009-07-01 2009

  • They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.

    Archive 2008-04-01 2008

  • 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.

    Book Review: The Titan’s Curse « Morgan Dempsey 2008

  • 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

  • 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.

    January « 2008 « Morgan Dempsey 2008

  • They are the half-man, half-god heroes who walked the world in days of yore.

    Why Christians Should Go Ahead and Be Pagan 2008

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