 It is thought that Statius' death in 95 is the reason that the poem remains unfinished.In the first book, Thetis, having foreknowledge of her son's death in the Trojan War, attempts to hide Achilles on the island of Scyros by dressing him up as a girl.On the island, Achilles falls in love with Deidamia and forces her to have sex with him.