demigod
Deity's mortal child
A demigod is a being with partial divine status—typically the offspring of a god and a mortal in Greek and Roman mythology: Hercules was a demigod, son of Zeus and a human woman.
The term extends to anyone treated as godlike or possessing extraordinary powers: Tech founders are treated as demigods in Silicon Valley.
Legendary Greek strongman
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- PerseusGorgon-slaying demigod
- TheseusAthenian hero, beast-slayer
- HelenName meaning light
Aeneas · Gilgamesh · Maui · Rama · centaur · satyr · nymph · titan
Profound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- cultFervent fringe group
- shrineSacred devotional place
- altarSacred ritual table
temple · offering · devotion · sacred · sanctity · prayer · ritual · apotheosis
Top competitor, or advocate
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- questSeeking journey for something
- laborsStrenuous physical efforts
- trialsFormal legal proceedings
slayer · protector · savior · valor · bravery · legendary · epic · saga
Exemption from death
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- invincibilityImmunity to defeat
- strengthPower to exert force
- prophecyForetelling of future events
shapeshifting · supernatural · transcendent · omnipotent · ethereal · blessed · gifted · enchanted
Hercules
Legendary Greek strongman
Helen · Aeneas · Gilgamesh · Maui · Rama · centaur · satyr · nymph · titan · ambrosia
veneration
Profound admiring respect
altar · temple · offering · devotion · sacred · sanctity · prayer · ritual · apotheosis · deification
champion
Top competitor, or advocate
trials · slayer · protector · savior · valor · bravery · legendary · epic · saga · feats
immortality
Exemption from death
- superhumanBeyond typical ability
- invincibilityImmunity to defeat
- strengthPower to exert force
prophecy · shapeshifting · supernatural · transcendent · omnipotent · ethereal · blessed · gifted · enchanted · cursed
vulnerable
Open to attack
death · fate · doom · tragedy · hubris · downfall · perishable · aging · finite · corporeal
mortal
Subject to death
- hybridThing of mixed parentage
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- lineageDescent from progenitors
bloodline · heritage · sired · begotten · union · coupling · descent · ancestry · godparent · celestial
- DemigodsHercules, Achilles, Perseus, Theseus, Aeneas
- Maori mythologyMaui, creation myth, creation story
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- deitiesZeus, Odin, Thor, Ra, Apollo
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
demigodmortal
Subject to death
human · mere mortal · divinity · deity · true god
demigoddevil
Evil supernatural entity
demon · fiend · evil spirit · fallen angel · archdevil