Demigod
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In mythology, a demigod is a legendary figure or creature that descends from a god and a non-divine being or human. In a figurative sense, the term can denote god-like veneration that is shown to the so-called "demigod", or power or rule that is exercised by him over other people (see demigods in white as a designation for doctors and demigods in black for Judge ).
Examples of demigods
Germanic mythology
- Wieland the blacksmith , figure of the hero saga
Celtic mythology
- Cú Chulainn , the son of Lugh and Deichtire from an early medieval Irish legend
- Fionn mac Cumhaill , from an Irish medieval legend
- Taliesin , Welsh poet, according to legend the son of the goddess Rhiannon
Greco-Roman mythology
- Achilles , from Greek mythology, son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis
- Aeneas , ancestor of Rome, son of Anchises with Aphrodite
- Agenor , Phoenician king and son of Poseidon
- Aiakos was worshiped as a demigod on Aegina
- Asclepius , worshiped as a god
- Herakles (or Hercules) , son of Zeus / Jova / Jupiter and Alcmene
- Minos , son of Zeus and Europa
- Perseus , Greek demigod, son of Zeus and Danaë
- Pollux or Polydeukes
- Proteus
Other
- Manu , child of Saraswati and Brahma
- Māui , Polynesian demigod, conqueror of the sun and robber of fire
See also
literature
- In the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan the adventures of some demigods are told , especially those of Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase .
Web links
Wiktionary: demigod - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
