demi-god

His son, Kim Jong-un, has been proclaimed the new demi-god.

Doug Bandow: North Korea: Time for Washington to Step Back and Let South Korea Lead Doug Bandow 2012

Trent Jamieson, Brisbane short story demi-god, local luminary of the writing scene, University teacher, Aurealis Award winner and Clarion South tutor, has written his first novel: an urban fantasy “Death Most Definite”, and soon to be the first in a trilogy.

2010 July 20 | The Long Write 2010

Ashitaka, mortally wounded by a demi-god driven mad by one of Eboshi's bullets, struggles to reconcile both women's competing values while defending the observable-but-unknowable Forest Spirit (Daidarabocchi) that Eboshi wants to kill so she can expand her mining operation.

MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010

The helpful Mr Beach rounds off a most informative dispatch by revealing that the Dutch side Heracles Almelo, Greek club Iraklis of Salonica and recently-relegated Spanish minnows Hércules Alicante are all named after the demi-god son of the father of gods and men, Zeus.

Which teams are named after fictional characters? | The Knowledge | Barry Glendenning 2011

The French man of letters Romain Rolland called Gandhi "a mortal demi-god" in a 1924 hagiography, catching the tone of most writing about him.

Among the Hagiographers Andrew Roberts 2011

Because then they'll have to make III, which will include John Galt's 57-page, three hour Speech in which the demi-god hero derives a philosophy of seventh-grader entitlement from the axiom that "existence exists."

Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011

So far, it's been as good a birthday present as a gold ring, forged in the fires of Mordor for an evil demi-god.

Spectrum 15 FTW wendigomountain 2009

Finding a demi-god who wiped out an entire country seems to be a real challenge, but sending a “please stop by for drinks” invitation to two notorious baddies is no problem.

Countdown #27 – Disasters, Great and Otherwise | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009

Because then they'll have to make III, which will include John Galt's 57-page, three hour Speech in which the demi-god hero derives a philosophy of seventh-grader entitlement from the axiom that "existence exists."

Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie) Ellis Weiner 2011

Early on Gandhi was dubbed a 'mortal demi-god'—and he has been regarded that way ever since.

Among the Hagiographers Andrew Roberts 2011