House of El (Smallville)

The House of El was one of the prestige families on the planet Krypton. Though most members of the family were wiped out during the planet's destruction, only Kal-El and Kara Zor-El escaped the planet's destruction.
== History ==
On Earth, Kal-El was adopted by the Kents and raised as their own son after being called Clark Kent. Kara also made it to Earth, but she was stuck in stasis for seventeen years. 
Now, the cousins protect the Earth as Superman and Supergirl. Clark is currently married to Lois Lane, living peacefully at the Kent Farm with their two daughters. 
== History ==
== Members ==
=== Earth-One ===
* Unnamed (Jor-El and Zor-El's father, Lara's father-in-law, Kara and Kal's grandfather; the Kent twins' great-grandfather and Lois' grandfather-in-law)
* Jor-El (Zor-El's brother, Lara's husband, Kal's biological father, Kara's uncle, the Kent twins' grandfather, and Lois' father-in-law0
* Zor-El (Kara's father, Jor-El's brother, Kal's uncle, and Lara's brother-in-law)
* Lara-El (Jor-El's wife, Kal-El's mother, Kara's aunt and maternal figure and Zor-El's sister-in-law)
* Kara's mother (Zor-El's wife, Kara's mother and Clark's aunt)
* Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman 
* Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
* Lois Lane
* Conner Kent/Kon-El/Superboy
* Lois and Clark's daughters
=== Earth-Two ===
* Jor-El (Kal's biological father)
* Kal-El/Clark Luthor/Ultraman (Jor-El's son)
== Relatives ==
* Moira and Ella Lane's family - Clark's in-laws and Lois' maternal family
** Lane Family - Clark's in-laws and Lois' maternal family
** Sullivan Family
* Kent family (by adoption)
* Luthor family (By adoption; Earth-2 only)
* Queen family (through marriage)
== Name ==
* The family name means "Of the stars" in Kryptonian. 
== Comics ==
The House of El was one of the ruling families of Krypton featured in the DC Comics. They are also Kal-El/Clark Kent's and Supergirl/Kara Zor-El's biological paternal family. Later additions included Clark's foster son, Christopher and his wife Lois Lane, their son Jonathan Kent and Osul-Ra and Otho-Ra. Mon-El was re written as their descendant. 
The S-shield is referred to as the family's coat of arms in both the comics and the television series. People in the comics took the symbol as a sign of hope. In the SUpergirl TV series, the symbol means "El mayorah, which translates to "Stronger together." In the DC Extended Universe, Clark tells Lois that the mark means "Hope" among his people. 
== Trivia ==
* The House of El originally took as its symbol the Kryptonian symbol for "air." It isn't until Season 10 where Clark decides to wear the Mark of El, using it as a sign of hope by changing the "8" to an "S."
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