Overview
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Family tree
As the myths and records give it. Versions differ from source to source.
The family as a list · 37
Kinship in an account 31
- child of (child) Hera Greek goddess, wife and sister of Zeus
- child of (father) Talus reputed father of Hephaestus
- child of (child) Zeus Greek god of the sky and king of the gods
- parent of (child) Aethiops mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (child) Alcon mythological Greek character, son of Hephaestus and Cabeiro
- parent of (child) Ardalus mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (child) Broteas son of Vulcan
- parent of (father) Cadmilus Greek divinity associated with the Cabeiroi
- parent of (child) Cercyon of Eleusis son of Branchus in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Erichthonius legendary king of Athens
- parent of (father) Eucleia Greek mythological figure
- parent of (child) Eupheme Greek female spirit of words of good omen, praise, acclaims, shouts of triumph, and applause
- parent of (father) Eurymedon mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (father) Euthenia daimona of Ancient Greece, female spirit of prosperity
- parent of (child) Olenus mythical son of Hephaestus/Vulcan in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Palaemon Argonaut, son of Hephaestus
- parent of (child) Palici pair of indigenous Sicilian chthonic deities in Greek and Roman mythology
- parent of (child) Periphetes mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (father) Philophrosyne daimona in Greek mythology
- parent of (child) Pylios mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (child) Rhadamanthus Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
- parent of (father) Thalia nymph, daughter of Hephaestus
- partner of Aetna Sicilian nymph, connected to Mount Etna
- partner of (spouse) Aglaea one of the Graces (Charites) in Greek mythology
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- partner of Anticleia Mother of Periphetes
- partner of (spouse) Aphrodite Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation
- partner of Athena goddess of wisdom and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology
- partner of Cabeiro sea nymph in Greek mythology
- partner of (spouse) Charis Greek goddess, spouse of Hephaestus
- partner of Gaia Greek primordial deity, the personification of the Earth
- sibling of Ares Greek god of war and combat
Family 6
- parent of (father) Cercyon of Eleusis son of Branchus in Greek mythology
- parent of (father) Erichthonius legendary king of Athens
- parent of (father) Eupheme Greek female spirit of words of good omen, praise, acclaims, shouts of triumph, and applause
- parent of (father) Periphetes mythical son of Hephaestus
- parent of (father) Rhadamanthus Greek mythology character, son of Zeus and Europa
- sibling of Manes king of Maeonia
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