demigod
noun
demi·god
ˈde-mē-ˌgäd 
1
: a mythological being with more power than a mortal but less than a god
2
: a person so outstanding as to seem to approach the divine
the demigods of jazz
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In the latter versions of the story, the title character, vacationing in Hawaii with his parents, befriends a group of Native Hawaiian youth and goes on a quest that includes time travel to the ancient islands and interactions with demigods to save a sacred site from a developer.
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Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The first book, The Lightning Thief, covers his adventures at Camp Half-Blood, a training refuge for demigods like him, alongside best friends, Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
With the question of whether Musker or Clements or any other principal had ever come in contact with Woodall’s Bucky materials the primary question before the jury, any issue of similarity between the Hawaii setting and Polynesian demigods in Bucky and Moana was moot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Other similarities include the protagonist’s journey starting with a turtle, a plot involving a symbolic necklace, a main character who encounters a demigod adorned with a giant hook and tattoos, and a giant creature that’s concealed within a mountain.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The first book, The Lightning Thief, covers his adventures at Camp Half-Blood, a training refuge for demigods like him, alongside best friends, Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
With the question of whether Musker or Clements or any other principal had ever come in contact with Woodall’s Bucky materials the primary question before the jury, any issue of similarity between the Hawaii setting and Polynesian demigods in Bucky and Moana was moot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Other similarities include the protagonist’s journey starting with a turtle, a plot involving a symbolic necklace, a main character who encounters a demigod adorned with a giant hook and tattoos, and a giant creature that’s concealed within a mountain.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Demigod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demigod. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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demigod
noun
demi·god
ˈdem-i-ˌgäd
1
: one who is partly divine and partly human
2
: an outstanding person who seems godlike
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