demigod
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The case has gripped Argentina, with some of his fans holding up signs outside of the Buenos Aires court demanding “Justice for God,” a reference to Maradona’s status as a demigod.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Speaking of the 2016 film, Dwayne Johnson, who voiced the shapeshifter demigod and hero of men in the animated “Moana,” will also portray the live-action version of the arrogant trickster.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
Before he was a TV host or culinary demigod, Anthony Bourdain was a writer: sharp-tongued, sensual, and totally unafraid to follow a story wherever it led.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2025
Johnson, a 52-year-old ex-wrestler, voices the part of gregarious demigod Maui in the animation.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024
Only one demigod would make a boat like that, and he’d moored it as far out in the harbor as possible, where the Argo II couldn’t fail to spot it.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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