sˌʌm pˈoʊsthoʊmˈɛɹɪk sˈoːɹsᵻz klˈeɪm ðæt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə kˈiːp ɐkˈɪliːz sˈeɪf fɹʌmðə wˈɔːɹ, θˈɛɾiz ɔːɹ, ɪn sˌʌm vˈɜːʒənz, pˈɛlɪəs hˈɪd ðə jˈʌŋ mˈæn dɹˈɛst æz ɐ pɹˈɪnsɛs ɔːɹ æt lˈiːst ɐ ɡˈɜːl æt ðə kˈoːɹt ʌv lˈaɪkəmˌɛdz, kˈɪŋ ʌv skˈaɪɹoʊz.
Some post-Homeric sources claim that in order to keep Achilles safe from the war, Thetis (or, in some versions, Peleus) hid the young man dressed as a princess or at least a girl at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros.