Why do people think demigods are expy's of thier parents/established characters? They don't necessarily inherit all those aspects, just a few (hence why fire abilities is a rare trait among Hephaestus kids, since they only get his forging abilities). Athena's kids can range from hard-out warriors to philosophers. Athena - wisdom, war, crafts, strategy, inspiration, civilization, law/justice, mathematics and skill). Apollo - music, medicine, light, the sun, truth, prophecy, healing, plague, poetry and art. Especially for gods who are patrons of a bunch of stuff. There will be inherent similarities yes, but still they're still individuals, as Piper and Frank proved. A lot of readers (especially fanfiction writers) think demigods in the same cabin, will have identical personalities and skill.Why are children of the same god exactly the same?.The Sword of Hades (a short story from The Demigod Files) also says he has to concentrate to stay dry. I'm pretty sure Rick changed it to that he has to concentrate to stay dry instead of the other way around, similar to how Leo is immune to fire when he concentrates.So why does it say it was too much for him to stay dry? Staying dry is automatic, no thought on his part. When the crab monster attacks the ship, why couldn't Percy stay dry? It is explicitly stated that being wet instead of dry is something Percy has to concentrate to do.If the parents were extremely strong, the child might be more like a demigod. "If they did have children, the kids would probably pass for normal mortals, since the godly powers get diluted with each generation. Rick Riordan's FAQ corroborates my suspicions: It is unlikely such a further reduction is necessary or desirable when referring to the offspring of divine beings unless there is a further reduction of their extraordinary capacity in which case there is already a word for them: mortal. In Riordan's work, a demigod is strictly defined as an individual born of one human and one divine parent. John Milton states in Paradise Lost that angels are demigods.ĭemigods are important figures in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books, where many of the characters, including Percy Jackson himself are demigods. Since then, it has frequently been applied figuratively to people of extraordinary ability. The term demigod first appeared in English in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century when it was used to render the Greek and Roman concepts of semideus and daemon. Their physical prowess, skill at arms, superhuman intelligence could achieve godhood and thus become through apotheosis, a demigod.Īnyone who is the scion of a god, may be called a demigod, but upon their death would achieve their godhood status unless revoked by a higher authority. The term has been used in various ways at different times and can refer to a figure who has attained divine status after death, a minor deity, or a mortal who is the offspring of a god and a human. Anything less than that is likely to be mortal.)Ī demigod (or demi-god) is a divine or supernatural being in classical mythology. (Unless you are referring to the writer of the Percy Jackson novels, then that is EXACTLY what he means. Rationale: The word demigod does not mean what is currently the supposition of a being who is "half" god and "half" man.
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