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