Thetis foretold that her son's fate was either to gain glory and die young, or to live a long but uneventful life in obscurity.
θˈɛɾiz foːɹtˈoʊld ðæt hɜː sˈʌnz fˈeɪt wʌz ˈiːðɚ tə ɡˈeɪn ɡlˈoːɹi ænd dˈaɪ jˈʌŋ, ɔːɹ tə lˈɪv ɐ lˈɔŋ bˌʌt ʌnᵻvˈɛntfəl lˈaɪf ɪn əbskjˈʊɹɹᵻɾi.