Deidameia

Deidameia is the daughter of King Lycomedes and lives on the island of Scyros. She is a dancer and a princess.

Personality
She is a clever, passionate, and curious young girl. However, trapped on Scyros without companionship or opportunities she desires to find excitement in the outside world. Thus leading her to try and use what little power she has to affect her future. Being a woman does not lend her many options of freedom, this leads her to childishly fixate on marrying Achilles as an escape in hopes of beginning her own story. This can make her seem spoiled and childish as a young princess.

Appearance
Deidameia is described as a young, beautiful and petite girl with dark hair.

King Lycomedes
Deidameia is Lycomedes's daughter.

Phyrrus
Phyrrus is the son of Deidameia and Achilles.

Achilles
She meets Achilles as a result of Thetis’ plan to hide him among King Lycomedes’ daughters as a dancer to prevent his death at Troy. There she is tricked by Thetis into believing she would be Achilles’ wife, and lies with him as an unsuspecting pawn of his mother's plot. Achilles agrees only because he is assured Patroclus would be told where to find him on Scyros. Deidameia believing she would be part of a grand love story as wife to Achilles discovers the truth of the trick; she is grief stricken and acts out of anger and self-destruction, now realizing she is more trapped than ever. As a result of their union, Deidameia bears a son, Phyrrus. She attempts to keep Achilles with her on the island when he tries to leave with Patroclus, but ultimately cannot. Thetis then takes her child from her and Deidameia is left alone.

Patroclus
When Patroclus first meets Deidameia, all he can see her as is a childish princess, and an obstacle between him and Achilles. Though Achilles had made a deal with Thetis to have Patroclus told of where he was hiding after bedding Deidameia, Thetis did not hold up her end and sought to only use Deidameia to keep Achilles. When Patroclus arrived on the island, Achilles, dressed as a female dancer, claimed Patroclus as his husband. Deidameia was distraught that her promised husband would give his affections to another person but not her. She scorns the indifference Achilles shows to her and by extension Patroclus’ own indifference during the intimate time Patroclus and her share. Patroclus comes to understand a bit of the grief and pain she feels, but is ultimately unable to change anything for her future. Shortly after laying with Patroclus she is sequestered until her childbirth in isolation and Patroclus leaves with Achilles.