List of demigods

This is a list of notable offspring of a deity with a mortal, in mythology and modern fiction. Such entities are sometimes referred to as demigods, although the term "demigod" can also refer to a minor deity, or great mortal hero with god-like valour and skills, who sometimes attains divine status after death.

Greek mythology
  • Achilles: son of the sea nymph Thetis (daughter of sea god Nereus), and Peleus, king of the Myrmidons.
  • Aeacus: son of Zeus and Aegina who was the daughter of a river god. He was the father of Telamon and Peleus and grandfather of Ajax and Achilles.
  • Aeneas: Trojan hero, son of Aphrodite, goddess of love and Prince Anchises. He fled to Italy and became the ancestor of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome.
  • Amphion: son of Zeus and Antiope, and twin brother of Zethus.
  • Arcas: son of Zeus and Callisto, a nymph and minor goddess associated with Aphrodite.
  • Asclepius: according to D’Aulaires book of Greek Myth, Asclepius was a son of Apollo who achieved divine status after death. He became such a great healer, that he could bring back the dead. Zeus killed him for this, but raised him from the dead as the god of healing and medicine.
  • Athis: son of Limnaee, a nymph of Gange.
  • Bellerophon: according to Homer's Iliad, son of Glaucus and Eurymede of Corinth. According to Apollodorus and Hesiod's catallouges by Hyginus, he was a son of the sea god Poseidon by Eurymede.
  • Dardanus: son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas.
  • Dionysus: son of Zeus and Semele, a mortal. Later on he became a god.
  • Epaphus: son of Zeus and Io, a priestess of the goddess Hera (Zeus' wife).
  • Harmonia: daughter of Zeus and Electra.
  • Heracles: son of Zeus (king of the gods) and Alcmene, a mortal woman.
  • Helen of Sparta, also known as Helen of Troy: According to older sources, daughter of king Tyndareus and Leda[1], but Homer also calls her daughter of Zeus and Leda. Wife of Menelaus, the king of Sparta.
  • Hippolyta: daughter of Ares, a Queen of the Amazons.
  • Iasus: son of Zeus and Electra (one of the seven daughters of Atlas and Pleione). He was the brother of Dardanus.
  • Memnon: son of Tithonus and Eos, a Titan goddess of the dawn.
  • Orion: son of Poseidon (the sea god) Euryale.
  • Orpheus: son of Calliope and the god Apollo.
  • Penthesilea: daughter of Ares and Otrera, a Queen of the Amazons
  • Perseus: son of Zeus and mortal princess Danae, whom he impregnated as a golden shower.
  • Polydeuces, also known by his Roman name of Pollux: one of the Dioscuri and twin brother of Kastor. He was son of Zeus and the mortal Leda while his twin had a mortal father, king Tyndareus (Leda's husband).
  • Theseus: son of Poseidon (the sea god) and Aethra, the wife of king Aegeus.
  • Tityos: a giant, son of Zeus and Elara.
  • Zethes: son of Boreas (the Greek god of the cold north wind and the bringer of winter) and Oreithyia, daughter of King Erechtheus of Athens. His brother was Calais, and they are collectively known as Boreads.
  • Zethus: son of Zeus and Antiope, twin brother of Amphion, co-founder of Thebes.

Roman mythology

Philippine mythology
  • Mayari: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of the moon and revolution, ruler of the world at nighttime.[2][3]
  • Tala: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of the stars.[4]
  • Hanan: daughter of the Tagalog god Bathala and a mortal woman. Goddess of morning.[5]
  • Apo Anno: son of a Kankanaey goddess and a mortal.[6]
  • Laon: Hiligaynon demigod slayer of Mount Kanlaon's mad dragon.[7]
  • Oryol: daughter of the Bicolano god Asuang and a mortal. Half-snake demigoddess who brought peace to the land.[8]
  • Labaw Dongon: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.[9]
  • Humadapnon: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.[10]
  • Dumalapdap: son of the Suludnon goddess Alunsina (or Laun Sina) and the mortal Datu Paubari.[11]
  • Ovug: son of the Ifugao god Dumagid and the mortal Dugai. Cut in half, his first reanimation is in the skyworld, causing lightning and sharp thunder, while the second reanimation in the earthworld causes low thunder.[12]
  • Takyayen: son of the Tinguian goddess Gagayoma and the mortal Apolinatu.[13]

Manipuri mythology

Hindu mythology
  • Abhimanyu: son of Arjuna and Subhadra; incarnation of Varcha-son of Chandra (Moon God)
  • Arjuna: spiritual son of Indra, biological son of Pandu and Kunti; incarnation of Nara.
  • Astik: son of rishi Jaratkaru and snake goddess Manasa (sister of Vasuki Naga)
  • Bhima: spiritual son of Vayu deva; biological son of Kunti and Pandu.
  • Bhishma: son of Kuru King Shantanu and the goddess Ganga. Bhishma was "Vasu" in his previous birth.
  • Dhristadyumna: materialised out of a ritual fire-altar; quasi son of fire god Agni; son of Kampilya King Drupada.
  • Draupadi: materialised out of a ritual fire-altar; quasi daughter of fire god Agni; daughter of Panchala King Drupada.
  • Drona: Avatar of Brihaspati and born with grace of Brahma; son of sage Bharatwaja.
  • Ghatotkacha: born of demigod Bhima and a demoness Hidimbā.
  • Hanuman: son of Vayu.
  • Iravan: The son of Pandava prince Arjuna (the main hero of the Mahabharata) and the Naga (snake) princess Ulupi.
  • Karna: spiritual son of Sun god Surya and biological son of Kunti. Re-incarnation of demon Dambodbhava popularly known as Sahasra Kavacha.
  • Lakshmana: incarnation of the great serpent god Sesh Nag.
  • Nakula: spiritual son of one of the Ashwini Kumaras and biological son of Pandu and Madri.
  • Pururavas : son of Budha and Ila, daughter/son of Vaivasvata Manu
  • Sahadeva: spiritual son of one of the Ashwini Kumaras and biological son of Pandu and Madri.
  • Sugreeva: son of sun god Surya.
  • Vali: son of the king of all gods, the thunder god Indra.
  • Yudhishthira: spiritual son of the god of death and justice Yama and biological son of Kunti and Pandu.
  • Sita: Incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, daughter of Bhūmi-Earth goddess.

Norse mythology
  • Sæmingr: king of Norway, son of god Odin and queen Skade.
  • Bragi: another son of Odin.
  • Sleipnir: child of Loki and Svaðilfari.

Celtic mythology

Other

Notes
  1. Preller "Griech. Myth." II, 90
  2. Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
  3. Philippine Folk Literature: The Myth, Daminan Eugenio, UP Press, 2001
  4. Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
  5. Notes on Philippine Divinities, F. Landa Jocano
  6. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1081535/benguet-community-races-against-time-to-save-apo-anno
  7. Philippine Folk Literature: The Myths, Damiana L. Eugenio, UP Press 1993
  8. Three Tales From Bicol, Perla S. Intia, New Day Publishers, 1982
  9. Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN 9716220103
  10. Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN 9716220103
  11. Hinilawod: Adventures of Humadapnon, chanted by Hugan-an and recorded by Dr. F. Landa Jocano, Metro Manila: 2000, Punlad Research House, ISBN 9716220103
  12. Beyer, 1913
  13. Cole M. C., 1916
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