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[[File:leda_1748.gif|frame|Zeus must have had some great pick-up lines.]]
[[File:leda 1748.gif|frame|Zeus must have had some great pick-up lines.]]


A character is romantically or sexually involved with an actual god or demigod, like [[Greek Mythology|Zeus]]. Or even [[Satan]]! Hey, if you're [[Pals with Jesus]], you can hook up with these folks pretty easily. The relationship may be [[Instant Seduction|short-term]] or [[Happily Ever After|long]]; the important thing is that it involves a deity. (If the character merely has powers ''like'' a god, that's more likely to be an example of [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]].)
A character is romantically or sexually involved with an actual god or demigod, like [[Greek Mythology|Zeus]]. Or even [[Satan]]! Hey, if you're [[Pals with Jesus]], you can hook up with these folks pretty easily. The relationship may be [[Instant Seduction|short-term]] or [[Happily Ever After|long]]; the important thing is that it involves a deity. (If the character merely has powers ''like'' a god, that's more likely to be an example of [[Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex]].)


Particularly common in some mythologies where [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]] -- Greek Mythology is noted for this.
Particularly common in some mythologies where [[Everybody Has Lots of Sex]]—Greek Mythology is noted for this.


If the other partner is ''also'' [[I Am Who?|a deity]], you have an example of a [[God Couple]]; otherwise, it is presumably a form of [[Interspecies Romance]]. If the relationship leads to offspring, then you have [[Divine Parentage]].
If the other partner is ''also'' [[I Am Who?|a deity]], you have an example of a [[God Couple]]; otherwise, it is presumably a form of [[Interspecies Romance]]. If the relationship leads to offspring, then you have [[Divine Parentage]].