Where did the name Achilles tendon come from?

Answer 1

Achilles the Greek warrior was shot in the ankle with an arrow and bled to death.

The legend was that his goddess mother had, when he was a baby, dipped him in the Styx River to make him immune from death, however by holding him by the back of the ankle, that part was not dipped, and so that was his 'Achilles heel' which crafty Paris took advantage of with his arrow rather than a face to face fight which he was sure to lose. Hence the tendon has come into popular expressions as the Achilles tendon and the expression Achilles heel for someone's weakness.

Did you see the movie "Troy"? Keep your eye on Brad Pitt's character and how he dies.
The Achilles tendon is part of the heel. In Homer's the Illiad, Achilles is a Greek hero who, as a result of being dipped in the river Styx as an infant by his mother, was invincible and could only be harmed by striking his heel. At one point in the Trojan War, Paris lodges an arrow there, and Achilles is slain. The fact that it was his heel is the root of the name Achilles tendon, and the fact that that was his weakness is the root of the phrase "Achilles heel".
it got its name because Achilles the Greek warrior had an arrow go through his. This disabled him and the tendon has been given his name.

Answer 2

In a Greek mythology story a water nymph named Thetis was trying to make her son, Achilles, immortal, so she dipped him in the River Styx. All of him went under the water except his heel, which she was holding so she could pull him back up. The water from the River Styx made all of Achilles invulnerable, but his heel, which was not dipped, was completely vulnerable, and Achilles died from being shot in the heel with a poisonous arrow.

Answer 3

The origin lies in Greek mythology.

Achilles was the son of the nymph Thetis and Peleus, the king of the Myrmidons.

According to the Achilleid, written by Statius in the first century AD, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him, his heel.

Answer 4

A hero in Greek mythology was dipped at birth into the river Styx, which rendered his body invulnerable. All except for the part of him his mother was holding him by when she dipped him - his ankle.

He later died from a wound to his heel from an arrow.

Achilles Heel means a weak spot.

Answer 5

Because in a Greek mythology story a water nymph named Thetis was trying to make her son, Achilles, immortal, so she dipped him in the River Styx. All of him went under the water except his heel, which she was holding so she could pull him back up. The water from the River Styx made all of Achilles invulnerable, but his heel, which was not dipped, was completely vulnerable, and Achilles died from being shot in the heel with a poisonous arrow.

Answer 6

The tendon located at side of ankle and above heel is known as Achilles tendon.

Because in a Greek mythology story a water nymph named Thetis was trying to make her son, Achilles, immortal, so she dipped him in the River Styx. All of him went under the water except his heel (ankle), which she was holding (around the ankle) so she could pull him back up. The water from the River Styx made all of Achilles invulnerable, but his heel, which was not dipped, was completely vulnerable, and Achilles died from being shot in the heel with a poisonous arrow. Therefore the Achilles Tendon is called this because of its proximity to the heel, which was Achilles weak spot.

Answer 7

The Achilles tendon is named after a hero from Greek mythology, Achilles. His mother wanted him to be invincible, so she dipped him by the ankle into the River Styx. However, as that part of the ankle wasn't dipped in, that was his one physical weakness, which eventually led to his demise.

Answer 8

Achilles was dipped in the River Styx by his mother, but she held onto him by his heel, so that was his weak spot. Then, one day in battle, (I believe it was Paris) shot an arrow at his heel and Achilles died. The tendon is pretty taut so if it goes you'd feel pretty weak too.

Answer 9

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects your calf muscles to your heel bone and is used when you walk, run, and jump.Although the Achilles tendon can withstand great stresses from running and jumping, it is also prone to tendinitis, a condition associated with overuse and degeneration.
When Achilles was born, his mother wanted to make him immortal and thus, dipped him in the river Styx. However, she did not realize that his heel, by which she held him, was not touched by the waters, and so that was the only part of his body that remained mortal. He was injured by a poisoned arrow at this spot and died. Now people talk about a person weakness they say he has an Achilles tendon and it can be his downfall.

Answer 10

From the greek hero Achilles.