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"Achilles tussen de dochters van Lycomedes" (see detail) by Erasmus I Quelllinus (1607-1678) - Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium.

Note: The invulnerable Achilles did not wish to go to war. An oracle vaticinated that Achilles would perish in the war against Troy. To avoid this fate, Achilles tried to hide by trans vesting or dressing as a woman. Becoming a transvestite did not help Achilles. The ruse failed when Ulyses and Diomedes visited the residence and met Deidamia, the daughter of Ligyron, who was alredy pregnant by Achilles.

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