Hephaestus
by CTCWeb Editors
Family
As one of the twelve main gods, Hephaestus’ relatives and offspring appear in many main stream and well-known myths. Below are the beginnings of a chart of Hephaestus’ family, including his children by various mortals and goddesses. Students should complete the chart. They can then use this chart to complete the next assignment of creating a family tree for the god.
Using the information from the Encyclopedia entry for Hephaestus or from the above chart, student should create a family tree for Hephaestus like the one below. Notice that separate trees may need to be created to include all of the relevant family members. Student should devise their own symbols that denote: relation, unknown parentage, sex, etc.
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