demigod |?dem??gäd| noun ( fem. demigoddess |?dem??gädis|) a being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank.
• figurative a person who is greatly admired or feared.
ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: translating Latin semideus.
(Oxford Dictionary from MacOSX package)
But i do not agree on that it is a translation of "devata". Devatas are aspects or powers, shaktis of Paramadevata, Mahashakti, dynamic "half" of the Godhead.
Devatas are not "mortals". Please do not confuse mythical stories for kids with actual Reality
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