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.
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.