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halfgod en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English half-god, equivalent to half- + god. Cognate with Dutch halfgod (“demigod”), German Halbgott (“demigod”), Danish halvgud (“demigod”), Swedish halvgud (“demigod, hero”).

Meanings

1. A demigod.
   • [...] the halfgod shouted. "Make way for Her Divinity!" 1977, John Wood Campbell, Analog science fiction/science fact:
   • What have we done to you? Jews have had to ask this question for 2000 years or better. Why do you hate us so? Actually, Jews know. They failed to find any evidence that Jesus was a HalfGod. And they lived next door to Jesus at the time! 2011, Leonardo Smythe-Jones, The Seed of the Tea Party:
   • Yes, I. Her. Who are you and what? Half. Halfgod, the demigod. Her. Not a man? Half. No I'm immortal; for the first Halfgod Was born of Ceres and Triptolemus, His only son was Celeus, Celeus married Phamarete my grandmother; [...] 1921, George Willis Botsford, Lillie M. Shaw Botsford, A Source-book of Ancient History:
   • The halfgod followed, dark nose held high, as if offended by every reek around him. Four blue sacristans carried the canopied chair of honor, the divine tourist smiling out as if delighted with everything she saw. A dog barked. A child screamed. 1979, JACK WILLIAMSON, BROTHER TO DEMON BROTHER TO GODS:
   • This union results in the birth of Herakles (called Hercules by the Romans), the legendary yet tragic halfgod hero of classical mythology. 2008, Evans Lansing Smith, Nathan Robert Brown, The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Mythology:

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