Achilles' mother, Thetis, tried to keep him from going to Troy because she had received a prophecy that her son would either live a long, uneventful life or die a glorious but short death in the Trojan War. Thetis preferred to see her son live a long life away from the dangers of battle, so she sought to hide him.
To prevent Achilles from joining the Greek forces headed to Troy, Thetis disguised him as a girl and hid him among the daughters of