demigod

Meaning

Noun

• A half-god or hero; the offspring of a deity and a mortal.
• A lesser deity. Someone held up for reverence as a supreme example.

Related

Similar words

• , hero

Origin

• demi- + god. Calque of the Latin semideus ("half-god"), which is probably a coining by the Roman poet Ovid for less important gods such as dryads.