According to Greek Mythology, Thetis, Achilles' mother, did not want her son to die at Troy as prophesied. So, he sent him to live at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros, disguised as another ...

referencing the mythological scene of Achilles on Skyros, a coveted pre-Trojan War episode, archaeologists said. This is the fourth depiction of this scene found in Roman settings, including ones ...

We take a trip to Skyros town, which is almost impossibly pretty. Cobbled lanes are flanked with whitewashed cottages, windows picked out in blue, and bougainvillea everywhere. Achilles ...