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Thetis, mother of Achilles, tried to make him invulnerable by putting him into the waters of the Styx (a river of Hades) but the heel by which she held him was not touched by the Styx's waters, and failed to be protected.
In the Iliad, Homer does not mention this weakness of Achilles' heel.
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∙ 14y agoAchilles heel means a weakness of yours or your weakest point either physically or in a strategy.
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What heel was Achilles week heel?
The left heel was Achilles week heel.
The Achilles heel rises from what?
It is taken from the story 'the Illiad'. The hero Achilles had been dipped in the sacred river by his mother to make invulnerable to weapon attack; all of him got this power except his heel, which she was holding. So an Achilles heel is the weak spot.
The achilles tendon is in the knee or heel?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
Is the Achilles tendon in the knee heel or toe?
It is in the heel By Joshua Kodituwakku
Is the Achilles tendon in the heel knee or toe?
The Achilles tendon is in the Heel by Ahmed
Where does Achilles die?
Achilles died at Troy when Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow. In some versions of the story, Apollo guides the arrow to Achilles heel. Some versions say the arrow was poisoned. The Iliad ends before Achilles' death.
What was Achilles's weak spot?
Achilles' heel was his weak spot thus the saying that someone's weakness is their "Achilles heel."
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.)
Why is the tendon above the heel called the Achilles heel?
It was named after the hero "Achilles", who was killed when an arrow penetrated his heel.
Sentence with Achilles heel?
His inability to endure long distance running is his Achilles heel.
What do you do to get relief from Achilles heel?
smoother your Achilles heel in fresh karagh to let it relax
What is the Achilles catch-pharase?
Achilles heel,
