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demigoddess

demigoddess

8.7
A female figure in myths who is partly a god and has some magic powers
  • noun
  • /ˌdɛmɪˈɡɑːdɛs/
  • Literature
translation icon : semidiosa
  • Legends tell of a demigoddess who could heal the sick with just a touch of her hand.

Examples

  • Though he will stop at nothing to get home to his wife and son, he is not opposed to making a detour to bed a demigoddess or two.

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  • Yet in the fourteenth century, she was still recognizably the demigoddess Olwen, whose whiteness was mingled with sunset red and noonday gold:

    Academic text (1999)

  • In ancient myths, she was revered as a demigoddess with the power to control the tides.

  • The hero sought the favor of the demigoddess, hoping her blessings would lead him to victory.

Synonyms

daemon
vsdemigoddess
  • Archaic
9 9.9

A spirit who is part god and part human that protects people or places

is explicitly female rather than gender neutral

How Divine

goddess
280 4.4
demigoddess
  • Literature
8.7
heroine
34 3.0

Surface Forms

demigoddess singular
demigoddesses plural

Morphology

demigoddess = goddess (transparent) = demi + goddess

The form is a direct prefixation: 'demi-' (partly/half) + 'goddess' yields a female being who is partly divine, a meaning directly inferable from the parts.

Etymology

Demigoddess comes from demi- ('half') and goddess ('female god'). In myths, a demigoddess is a woman who is partly divine, so she is like a 'half-god' with special powers.