DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
| THETIS | Mother of Achilles. |
| ACHILLES | disguised as PYRRHA. |
| LYCOMEDES | King of Scyros. |
| ULYSSES | Prince of Ithaca. |
| DIOMEDE | compassion of Ulysses. |
| ABAS | servant to Ulysses. |
| DEIDAMIA | daughter of Lycomedes. |
| CHORUS of SCYRIAN MAIDENS. | |
The scene is on the Island of Scyros, in the gardens of the palace.
Thetis prologises.
ACHILLES
THETIS.
The deep recesses of this rocky isle,