Infidelity In Greek Mythology

Infidelity is quite popular among the greek gods and goddesses in greek mythology. Today you will be investigating  two different cases of infidelity in Greek Mythology:

Zeus and Hera

Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares

You will begin your research by investigating the three cases of infidelit. When doing your research remember to asnwer these questions:

1. Who did the God or Goddess have the affair with?

2. How did the spouse retaliate?

3. Did the affair produce a child?

4. Did anyone end up dying?

5. Did  it ruin the relationship with the spouse?

6. Did they get caught?

7. How did they get caught?

Use these websites to help answer the question and continue your research:

 Zeus and Hera:

Hera:http://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Hera/hera.html

Story of Zeus and Hera Marriage:http://www.infoplease.com/cig/mythology/heavenly-marriage-hera-zeus.html

Infidelitiy:http://devdutt.com/articles/world-mythology/the-infidelities-of-zeus.html

Aphrodite, Hephaestus, and Ares:

Ares:http://www.theoi.com/Olympios/Ares.html

Aprodite (and Hepaestus marriage):http://historylink101.com/2/greece2/aphrodite.htm

Infidelity: http://www.infoplease.com/cig/mythology/first-red-hot-lovers-aphrodite.html

At the end of this Webquest you should be able to understand the relationships between each of these god and goddeses. You will also understand the meaning of adultery and some of the background of these certain gods and goddesses. Also you will notice that these almighty gods and goddeses also made mistakes, same with all human beings. If you wish to know more greek mythology, feel free to look it up (aka google). hope you enjoyed! :