Andromache bore him a son, Cestrinus,Pausanias, 1.11.1 & 2.23.6 who is identified with Genger or Zenter, a legendary Trojan king and father of Francus. Some mythographers alleged that Helenus was given the hand of both DeidamiaApollodorus, Epitome 6.13 and AndromachePausanias, 2.23.6 in marriage, which helped consolidate his claims to Neoptolemus' kingdom.Apollodorus, Epitome 6.13 Helenus prophesied Aeneas' founding of Rome when he and his followers stopped at Buthrotum, detailed by Virgil in Aeneid Book III.
