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The term Achilles heel comes from the legend of Achilles, who was invincible in his body everywhere except his heel, after he was dipped into the river Styx. The term is used to describe a weakness, often a specific one, or a unique one. It can be physical or mental.
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How do you use Achilles' heel ina sentence?
Society's achilles' heel is the politician. (Since heel is singular, so is "is", and not are.)
How do you use Achilles heels in a sentence?
The phrase "Achilles' heel" is a way of naming a weakness. An example of a sentence using the phrase would be: While he was a fantastic Basketball player, free throws were his Achilles' heel.
How do you fix an Achilles heel?
When someone says "That is your Achilles' heel." They mean it is your weakness. I would identify your weakness then practice on making it less of a weakness. Remember though, everyone has an Achilles' Heel.
If you feel like your life is in danger by an entity what can you do?
There is a counter force or talisman for all, find the Achilles heel & use it.
Where did the word Achilles heel came from?
From the Iliad (Ilias), great epic poem written by Homer (Homeros). Achilles (Akhilleus) was an ancient Greek hero who attacked against Troy (Ilion/Troia) with the Greek Peloponnesian army of Agamemnon and Menelaus (Menelaos). In the myth Achilles was immortal since his mother dipped him into a water which made him invulnerable, only his heel didn't touch the water since his mother was holding him from the heel. That's why Achilles was invincible warrior who won everybody in the battle, including Troy's greatest hero and defender Hector (Hektor). Finally Paris, a prince of Troy shoot an arrow (guided by god Apollo) to the heel of Achilles, and the great hero of Greece died. That's the myth which brought the Achilles heel proverb into a modern use.
Where the phrase That's your Achilles comes from?
An 'Achilles heel' is a single, deadly weakness despite overall strength. It is named after the hero, Achilles, because he was basically invincible except for a spot on his heel; which led to his downfall. This was because his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the River Styx hanging onto his heel. In human anatomy, this part is called the 'Achilles tendon'.See 'related links' for more details.The term has come to mean any fatal flaw or tragic weakness. An interesting bit of trivia - the Indian god Krishna was also traditionally invulnerable except for a heel, and was killed by an arrow shot into his heel.A weakness or flaw: a variant of myth says that Thetis, mother of Achilles, tried to make her son invulnerable/immortal dipping him in the waters of the Styx (the river of Hades).But, as she held him by the heel, and he was not touched by the Styx's waters there - he failed to be protected.Note, however, that in the story of Achilles in the Trojan War in the Iliad, Homer does not mention this weakness of Achilles' heel.An "Achilles heel" is an idiom for something that is apparently invulnerable actually having a single point of weakness that can be exploited to win the day. It is derived from the Greek myth of Achilles which is well documented elsewhere.To "meet one's Waterloo" is an idiom for an end to an otherwise unstoppable force (from the perspective of the loser). In the case of the French general Napoleon Bonaparte he met the English general Wellington who defeated him at Waterloo and decisively ended Bonaparte's campaign.A mortal (death-dealing) weakness.Achilles' Heel is that one weak spot in an otherwise strong character or position.
Which epithet does Homer use to describe Achilles?
Achilles epithet is swift-footed.A part of the human anatomy is the achilles tendon, connecting the leg and heel -- on the back of the ankle. This is named after the hero achilles for his one weak spot being that tendon due to him not being completely submerged in the river styx.His attribute is his feet and it is a reoccurring theme for his story; they are both his strong point and his weakness.
How do you use Achilles Heel in English Language?
The expression refers to a fatal weakness. Use it when you want to really dramatize or emphasize a trait or characteristic that someone has, one that has the power to bring him down. For example, suppose that a person who is otherwise very capable has a weakness for flattery. If you flatter him, he becomes like putty in your hand. You can lead him around easily because he believes whatever compliments you shower on him. You might say that vanity is that person's Achilles heel.
How do you use heel in a sentence?
heel
How do you use Achilles in a sentence?
Achilles is a name, so you can use it the same way as any other name.
How is harpy use today?
It is an offensive term
What are the English words you do not use today?
The term is "archaic."
