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I see many people imagine Polites looking after Astyanix in the underworld, and i LOVE that headcannon! It's so sweet :D
But hear me out for this one, folks. What if instead of Polites.....
It was Odysseus's mom who was the one holding Astanyax in the underworld?
BECAUSE LISTEN. ODYSSEUS'S MOM CAME FIRST IN THE UNDERWORLD (pretty sure) AND MAYBE LIKE. WHEN SHE WAS THERE AND SAW THE INFANT- JUST LIKE HOW ODYSSEYS SAW TELEMACHUS IN HIS EYES, HIS MOM ALSO SAW ODYSSEUS'S EYES IN THE INFANT'S?? And took it upon herself to look after Astanyax (i will be so honest, i don't know the correct spelling of his name.) just like a mother would. Just like how she used to look after baby Odysseus.