: I like Laertes the best, though wasn't he Ophelia's
: brother in Hamlet? I don't recall him being a genius
: demigod.
The original Laertes was Odysseus' dad.
: Hrm... where there any hyper-intelligent Grecco-Roman or
: Egyptian gods or some such?
Hermes/Mercury, of course; Thoth was the Egyptian god of wisdom. Main problem is most of the Greek personifications of wisdom are female; Athena, Metis, Sophia. How about Mentor? Brainiac 7? Mr. Fantastic? :-) Oh, and can't forget Euclid.
--SiliconDream