Demigod

A demigod or demi-god is a divine or supernatural being in classical mythology. The term has been used in various ways at different times and can refer to a figure who has attained divine status after death, a minor deity, or a mortal who is the offspring of a god and a human.

Etymology

The English term is a calque of the Latin semideus, "half-god", which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid in reference to less important gods, such as dryads.

Classical

In the ancient Greek and Roman world the word did not have a consistent definition. It was rarely used and had a number of different meanings.

The earliest recorded use of the term is in the archaic Greek poets Homer and Hesiod. Both describe dead heroes as hemitheoi, "half gods". This did not mean that they had one parent who was divine and one who was mortal. Instead, according to Price, those who demonstrated "strength, power, good family, and good behavior" were termed heroes, and after death they could be called hemitheoi, a process she refers to as "heroization".Pindar also uses the term frequently as a synonym for hero.

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Demigod (disambiguation)

A demigod is a half human and half godlike being.

Demigod may also refer to:

  • Demigod (band), a Finnish death metal band
  • Demigod (album), an album by the band Behemoth
  • "Demigod", a song from Demonic Art by Darkane
  • Demigodz, an underground hip-hop super group which originated in Connecticut
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1982 TV series)
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (1997 TV series)
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (2003 TV series)
  • Legend of the Demigods
  • Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, a novel by Jin Yong
  • Characters from Rick Riordan's young adult fiction series Percy Jackson & the Olympians
  • Demigod (video game), a real time strategy computer game
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    Demigod (album)

    Demigod is the seventh studio album by Polish extreme metal band Behemoth. The album was recorded during May and July in 2004 at the Hendrix Studios and was released on October 11, 2004. Daniel Bergstrand mixed the record at the Dug out Studios in Uppsala, Sweden during July and August in 2004. The record was then mastered at the Cutting Room in Stockholm, Sweden in August, 2004.

    The track "XUL" included a guest guitar solo by Karl Sanders of Nile.

    The track "Before the Æons Came" is an adaptation of a poem by British poet Algernon Charles Swinburne.

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    As I Behold I Despise

    by: Demigod

    Music: Lindén
    Lyrics: Laitinen, Lindén
    Forsaken and lost
    Alone below the darkest realm
    Through the eyes of suffering
    I have seen the gods from beyond
    Fathers of time
    behold and forsake
    Bring an end to our timeless existence
    The almighty has fallen
    No god to rule the vacant throne
    As darkness takes over
    The dark overlord shall dominate
    The fools who seek eternal peace
    Shall wither slowly to suffer
    Again to reach the shores of death
    We must be one with darkened earth
    As we are shadows in this dismal mist
    We shall hear the moan of our gods
    Cloak of darkness, the lord of all
    Upon this valley of utter nothingness
    May the periphery
    Of ancient wisdom
    Remain merciful




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