Odysseus and Penelope's marriage endured twenty years of separation. Their son Telemachus grew up without his father and later aided Odysseus in slaying the suitors, while Poliporthes was born after the hero's return.
⚠ Homer's Odyssey names only Telemachus as their child. The Telegony adds Poliporthes as a son born after Odysseus's return, while Hesiod fr. 221 MW attributes Ptoliporthes to Telemachus instead.
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