Alistair,

Is it ethical to have a relationship with a fully human man, given that I’m a half-human hybrid? I mean, I’m thinking about the children here.

Fish nor Fowl in Cambridge

Fish nor Fowl,

It’s largely going to depend on half what. A half god is a metaphysical threat, a half fish is a biological oddity. Which is not to say a half god creature is not also a biological oddity (godly genetics come in triplicate, so your typical demigod is actually one third god), but it’s less curious and more ethically questionable. As a general rule of thumb, if you are significantly more ancient or powerful than your partner, the power dynamic is going to take a careful guiding hand (obviously not the hand of the more powerful partner – that’s more or less the whole point). Biologically speaking… it worked once. Presumably it can work again. Whether or not it should is an exercise for the reader. Most likely not.

Alistair