homeward. I am the son of Achilles, by name Neoptolemus. Now you know everything.PhiloctetesO son of a father I loved, and of soil I cherished! Ward of aged Lycomedes, on what mission have you touched this shore? From where are you sailing?NeoptolemusWell, since you ask, it is from Ilium that I am now guiding my ship.PhiloctetesWhat? You were certainly not our shipmate at the beginning of the expedition there.