place
Scyros
also: Scyrian
Aegean island where Achilles was hidden and where Pyrrhus was born and reared; the "Scyrian limbs" are Pyrrhus’s.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §8 the Scyrian limbs
Pyrrhus's body, called Scyrian from Scyros where he was born; Hermione recoils when she touches him in distraction.
- Metamorphoses §13.391 Scyros
The island where Achilles was hidden in girl's dress, and home of his son.