A Roman mosaic from the Poseidon Villa in Zeugma, Commagene (now in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum) depicting Achilles disguised as a woman and Odysseus tricking him into revealing himself

The seer Calchas revealed Troy could never fall without Achilles. Odysseus sailed to Scyros and laid out jewellery and weapons before the king's "daughters." Only one reached for the blade — Achilles was found. He chose the short glorious life and agreed to sail for Troy.