demi-god
Noun
Meaning
demi-god (plural demi-gods)
Alternative spelling of demigod
Examples
A demi-god who has the form of an vulture that tries to rescue Sita from Ravana.
But for the most part, the focus heavily shifted toward the masculine, with Zeus ascending the throne of the gods and Dionysus demoted to a mere demi-god.
Gesta Danorum In Saxo 's version of the story Høtherus meets wood maidens who warn him that Balderus is a demi-god who can't be killed by normal means.
In the pen of Jordanes, Herodotus' Getian demi-god Zalmoxis becomes a king of the Goths (39).
The demi-god Heracles then intercedes and pleads with Creon to forgive Hæmon, but in vain.
Therefore, the natural choice was sort of demi-god, but now what would we do with him.