 Hector takes his son from the maid, yet returns him to his wife, a small action that provides great insight into the importance Homer placed on her care-taking duties as mother (6.466–483).A bonding moment between mother and father occurs in this scene when Hector's helmet scares Astyanax, providing a moment of light relief in the story.After Hector's death in "Iliad" 22, Andromache's foremost concern is Astyanax's fate as a mistreated orphan (22.477–514).