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What is An Achilles NOT an Achilles heel?
Achilles is a greek soldier that fought in the Trojan War. His mother bathed him in the River Styx making him invincible everywhere but his heel. In the Trojan War an archer fired an arrow which hit his heel and causing him to die.
What was so interesting about Achilles death?
That somebody (Prince Paris) managed to hit Achilles on his only vulnerable spot, his heel.
Who started the death of Achilles?
Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it to hit Achilles at his only vulnerable spot, the heel.
Why is Achilles immortal?
because he was dipped into holy water (the river Styx which circles the underworld) when he was a baby and he was held by his heel, and the only way he could be hurt was by getting hit in the Achilles heel
Where did Achilles'heel gets its name?
Achilles was a character in Greek mythology. Very attractive, very fast. His only weakness was his heel, and he was killed in battle by an arrow that hit him in said place. That is why the Achilles heel is called such.
What happened to Achilles at the end of the Trojan war?
Ever hear of Achilles Heel? Well when he was born, his mother got the opportunities to grant Achilles immortality by dipping him into a certain river. But she needed to do it without letting the river touch herself so she dipped him in by his heel because she thought there was no chance he would get hit in his heel. But during the Trojan War he got hit in the ankle and he died.
Who is Achilles and the illiad?
Achilles is the son king pelus and a sea goddess thetis he was a great warrior that could only be killed if hit by a wepon on his heel
What is the legend of Achilles?
The legened is that when Achilles was fighting in the Trojan war he was hit by a bow and arrow and it killed him because when he was little he was dipped in a special river and the only part that that was not dipped was his Achilles heel
What is Achilles's one weak spot?
His heel. It has not been disclosed which one. (Maybe both?) His heel because when his mother dipped him in the bath of immortality, she got every part exept his heel, because that's where she was holding onto Achilles , or he would've drowned. Thus, achille's weak spot was hit, and he died.
How was Achilles killed in the Trojan war?
Paris who was Hectors brother shot him with an arrow in the ankle heel part. When Achilles was a baby his mom dipped him in a magical river that made the Gods look after him. When she dipped baby Achilles in the water he was held by his heel there fore that was his weak spot so when Paris hit him it made him die.
What is Achilles afraid of?
He was afraid of nothing. He did not know his own weakness, which lead to his downfall. He was hit in the one spot that would destroy him, his heel.
What did Thetis do to protect Achilles?
She tried to make him immortal. She did this by dipping him in the River Styx, but she held him by his heel. Therefore, when Paris hit him in the heel with an arrow, it killed him. For more information, check out the related link.
