Lycomedes of Scyros

In Greek mythology, Lycomedes /ˌlaɪkəˈmiːdiːz/ (Ancient Greek: Λυκομήδης), also known as Lycurgus, was the most prominent king of the Dolopians in the island of Scyros near Euboea during the Trojan War.

Lycomedes was the father of seven daughters including Deidameia, and grandfather of Pyrrhus or Neoptolemus.Plutarch says that Lycomedes killed Theseus, who had fled to his island in exile by pushing him off a cliff for he feared that Theseus would dethrone him, as people of the island treated the guest with marked honor.

At the request of Thetis, Lycomedes concealed Achilles in female disguise among his own daughters.

At Lycomedes' court, Achilles had an affair with Deidamia, which resulted in the birth of Neoptolemus (Pyrrhus).

As Odysseus drew Achilles out of his disguise and took him to Troy, Neoptolemus stayed with his grandfather until he too was summoned during the later stages of the war.

"Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes" by Pompeo Batoni , 1745, oil on canvas, Uffizi, Florence
Achilles at the court of King Lycomedes, panel of an Attic sarcophagus , ca. 240 AD, Louvre
A Roman mosaic from the Poseidon Villa in Zeugma, Commagene (now in the Zeugma Mosaic Museum ) depicting Achilles on Skyros disguised as a woman and Odysseus tricking him into revealing himself