Zeus and Hera did not have an only son, as they traditionally had two sons named Ares and Hephaestus(along with daughters like Hebe and Eileithyia). [1, 2]
The Sons of Zeus and Hera
- Ares: The fierce and violent god of war, widely accepted in all major myths as the joint son of both Zeus and Hera.
- Hephaestus: The god of blacksmiths and metalworking. While standard myths list him as the son of both Zeus and Hera, some ancient versions (such as Hesiod’s Theogony) state that Hera conceived him completely on her own out of jealousy after Zeus gave birth to Athena. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
