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Questions tagged [demi-gods]
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Have powerful mythological heroes ever run away or been deeply afraid?
Have powerful heroes ever shown deep fear or fled?
I am aware that foes and enemies of heroes at times flee them but I cannot think of any incidents where some powerful figure of martial might in any mythological or folklore tale is outmatched and…
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How do we know that Gilgamesh was a demigod?
The Wikipedia page suggest that in the epic, Gilgamesh is a demigod of superhuman strength.
How do we know he was a demigod? What makes someone a demigod?
Did he possess some special powers that make him a superhuman?
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Who was Zeus' first child conceived with a mortal?
Zeus was well known for his sexual escapades (both willing or unwilling).
These resulted in many divine (Gods,Olympians) and heroic offspring (demi-gods)
My question is : Who was Zeus' first child conceived with a mortal?
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How many sons did Zeus father through mortal women?
Heracles and Perseus were two well-known sons of Zeus fathered by mortal women.
How many other male offspring did Zeus father by human women?
How many of these (sons of mortal mothers) specifically do not have alternate versions of their paternity…
user28
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Are the Nephilim the demi-gods of the bible?
The Nephilim were not aliens, angels, “Watchers,” or rock monsters; they were literal, physical beings produced from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men.
When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born…
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Which mythologies had demigods?
As we all know Greek gods were very lusty, and as a result produced several demigods.
Does this happen in other mythologies as well?
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Why is Asclepius said to have been a god when he was killed?
Asclepius was a son of Apollo and the mortal princess Coronis. Chiron, the centaur, nurtured his talent for the art of medicine, eventually surpassing himself and his father.
One day, the demigod found a way to bring back the dead. He only did it…
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Was Eurystheus a lover of Heracles? Did Heracles have any other male lovers?
In some versions of the 12 labors of Heracles, Eurystheus is a lover of Heracles and he undertook the 12 labors for Eurystheus' love. Did Heracles have any other male lovers?
user28
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After Triptolemus being added to Hades' jury, is Minos the most important judge?
Minos was the judge of the third and final vote, when the jury was composed of just Rhadamanthys,
Minos and Aeacus . After the fourth judge was added, the majority in the judgement was not guaranteed, so I can only see two possibilities here:
The…
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How did Hercules kill the lion without being clawed to death?
The myth says he killed the lion by putting the beast in a stranglehold and choking it to death, but how did he avoid being clawed and bitten by the lion while doing so?
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What is the origin, mythical or historical, of the idea that having sex with a god grants power?
I read about this for the first time in "La ultima bruja" (2017), a book about witches. In this book, there's a chapter in which a girl has to have sexual relationships with a Wolf God so He grants her power to become a witch.
I've seen this idea…
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(credible) Online Sources on Epiales, the Greek Spirit of Nightmares
I'm doing research for one of the stories I'm working on and found the Greek deity Epiales, the god/spirit of nightmares. I'm trying to implement him into a story as an antagonist to where he seeks to wreak havoc on humanity by forcing their…
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Why are the three Judges of the Underworld Zeus's sons?
The Judges of the Dead in Greek Mythology are Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus.
Minos was a tyrant king of Crete. He made war with Athens because his son died there. He demanded 14 virgin youths, 7 girls and 7 boys, be sacrificed every nine (it…
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Could it be the the Dendera Zodiak is a Glyphed description of the Egyptian Book of the Dead?
Deckenrelief (Kopie des Tierkreises) in der Kapelle des Tierkreises
(Zodiak) auf dem Dach des Hathor-Tempels von Dendera, Ägypten, 16
October 2014 by Olaf Tausch
Dear Egyptomaniacs, Egyptologists etc.
Stumbling upon information on a lost…
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Most gods in Egyptian pantheons are with animal faces?
Why there are gods with animal faces but human bodies in Egyptian pantheons? Are they out-numbered the human-faced ones? From biological perspective human is weak in physical (body) but strong in intellect (head), why would the Egyptians use such a…
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