![Odysseus recognizing Achilles disguised as a woman on Skyros, mural painting in the House of Dioscuri, Pompeian house, 2nd century BC, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, chromolithograph by G Frauenfelder from a drawing by Odysseus recognizing Achilles disguised as a woman on Skyros, mural painting in the House of Dioscuri, Pompeian house, 2nd century BC, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, chromolithograph by G Frauenfelder from a drawing by](https://cdn.superstock.com/1788/Comp/1788-111119110.webp)
Odysseus recognizing Achilles disguised as a woman on Skyros, mural painting in the House of Dioscuri, Pompeian house, 2nd century BC, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, chromolithograph by G Frauenfelder from a drawing by
![Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us](https://images.theconversation.com/files/504094/original/file-20230111-16-6wtv5x.jpg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&rect=30%2C15%2C4977%2C3521&q=45&auto=format&w=926&fit=clip)
Reunions can be nostalgic and painful as well as happy – as the ancient Greek heroes Achilles and Odysseus show us
![Pyon | Commission open on X: "Achilles: So a war was coming up and Achilles mom was scared that he'd go on battle and die. So she disguised him as a girl Pyon | Commission open on X: "Achilles: So a war was coming up and Achilles mom was scared that he'd go on battle and die. So she disguised him as a girl](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DqkAlkLUwAAi9Qn.jpg)
Pyon | Commission open on X: "Achilles: So a war was coming up and Achilles mom was scared that he'd go on battle and die. So she disguised him as a girl
![Achilles dressed as woman discovered by Odysseus and Diomedes at Scyros depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of the Dioscuri (Casa dei Dioscuri) in Pompeii (1-79 AD), now on display Achilles dressed as woman discovered by Odysseus and Diomedes at Scyros depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of the Dioscuri (Casa dei Dioscuri) in Pompeii (1-79 AD), now on display](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PGHED3/achilles-dressed-as-woman-discovered-by-odysseus-and-diomedes-at-scyros-depicted-in-the-roman-fresco-from-the-house-of-the-dioscuri-casa-dei-dioscuri-in-pompeii-1-79-ad-now-on-display-in-the-national-archaeological-museum-museo-archeologico-nazionale-di-napoli-in-naples-campania-italy-PGHED3.jpg)
Achilles dressed as woman discovered by Odysseus and Diomedes at Scyros depicted in the Roman fresco from the House of the Dioscuri (Casa dei Dioscuri) in Pompeii (1-79 AD), now on display
![Naples. Italy. Achilles, disguised as a woman on the island of Skyros, is unmasked by Ulysses. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. Naples National Stock Photo - Alamy Naples. Italy. Achilles, disguised as a woman on the island of Skyros, is unmasked by Ulysses. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli. Naples National Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/M18DPB/naples-italy-achilles-disguised-as-a-woman-on-the-island-of-skyros-M18DPB.jpg)