demigod

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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

Johnson, a 52-year-old ex-wrestler, voices the part of gregarious demigod Maui in the animation.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

Palantir is one of Thiel's six firms that pull extensively from Middle-earth geek-speak, with names like the demigod inspired Valar Ventures and the elven valley-themed Rivendell One LLC.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023

After sneaking into Wakanda in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” Marvel’s merman demigod Namor emerges from the water in the darkness.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2022

Piper remembered their meeting with Bacchus in Kansas—another god who used to be a demigod.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan