Word: demigod
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...invention." Her plight in a man-made world is summed up in two of Author de Beauvoir's characteristically sweeping statements: 1) "The most sympathetic of men never fully comprehend woman's concrete situation," and 2) "The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women...
Among the most striking statues in the exhibition was a Nara-period lacquer of the demigod Karura, one of the legendary protectors of Shakamuni Buddha. His unknown craftsman visualized him as looking a good deal like an ancient warrior, with stern glance, hanging jowls and a suit of mail-but distinguished from ordinary mortals by a belligerently bird-like beak...
Leonardo in those days was a handsome young demigod, so strong that he could break horseshoes with his bare hands. In any group he would have been the center; it was his misfortune to become the center of a group which numbered several effeminates. At 24 he was indicted for sodomy. He was acquitted, but only after a relentless inquisition...
...Sylvia? The downfall of this demigod is the inexorable theme of Parade's End. Christopher, despite his incomparable powers (or perhaps because of them), is a man saturated with humility, pity and chivalrous principles. With a world that is half gone to the dogs he will make not the smallest compromise; so the furious world sets out to hunt him down...
Handsome, auburn-haired Emma Dubinsky keeps a sharp eye on her husband's occasional extravagances, and reminds him that though he may be a demigod at the office, he is just a husband at home. Recently, the I.L.G.W.U. bought Dubinsky a Cadillac. He is delighted with it, but Emma Dubinsky is wary. "That's all we need," she says. "Dubinsky with a liveried chauffeur...