Demigod

A demigod is usually a creature that is descended from a god and not a divine being. The term can figuratively refer to quasi- divine power ( cf. demigods in white as a term for doctors and demigods in black for judges).

Demigods

Examples:

  • Hercules or Hercules (son of Zeus / Jova / Jupiter and Alcmene )
  • Pollux or Polydeuces ( from Greek mythology )
  • Aeneas, ancestor of Rome, son of Anchises with Aphrodite
  • Achilles ( Greek mythology, son of Peleus and Thetis, the sea goddess )
  • Agenor ( from Greek mythology, the Phoenician king and son of Poseidon )
  • Proteus ( Greek demigod )
  • Perseus ( Greek demigod son of Zeus and Danae )
  • Aeacus ( is revered as a demigod on Aegina )
  • Fionn mac Cumhaill ( from an Irish medieval legend )
  • Cú Chulainn (the son of Lugh and Deichtire from an early medieval Irish legend)
  • Manu ( child of Saraswati and Brahma )
  • Taliesin ( Welsh poet, according to legend, son of the goddess Rhiannon ).
  • Merlin ( legendary magician, son of Princess demetischen Candida and an incubus ).
  • Maui ( Polynesian demigod, conqueror of the sun and predators of fire)
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