< Hephaestus, son of Talos >
1 Origin
Hephaestus was born in Crete in 1660 BC.
Hephaestus' father was Talos, son of Cres. [Paus.8.53.5]
2 Family
Hephaestus married Cabeiro. [Strabo.10.3.21]
Hephaestus and Cabeiro had a son, Cadmilus. [Strabo.10.3.21]
Rhadamanthus is also thought to be the son of Hephaestus and Cabeiro. [Paus.8.53.5]
< Hephaestus, father of Erichthonius >
1 Origin
Hephaestus was born in 1535 BC in Cecropia (later Athens).
Hephaestus was probably the name of a god, and his human name is unknown.
It is assumed that Hephaestus' father was Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, for the following reasons.
Cranaus, the second king of Athens, had a son Rharus and a grandson Celeus who could have succeeded him, but Erichthonius, the son of his daughter Atthis, became king of Athens.
This is thought to be because Erichthonius was in the lineage of Cecrops, the first king of Athens.
In other words, it is assumed that Erichthonius' father Hephaestus was the son of Erysichthon, the son of Cecrops.
2 Family
Hephaestus married Atthis, the daughter of Cranaus, the second king of Athens.
Hephaestus and Atthis had a son, Erichthonius.
3 Others
In 1511 BC, Cecrops, the first king of Athens, died.
Cranaus, not Hephaestus, became the second king of Athens.
Either because of Cranaus' usurpation of the throne or due to other circumstances, Hephaestus and Atthis fled to Egypt.
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