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Yes in the sense that he grew old and such, but the reason he wouldn't die in all of the wars was because his mother dipped him in the river styx which makes his whole body invincible except for his heel.
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Is penthesilea a goddess or a mortal?
Mortal, she was killed by Achilles.
Did the arrow in the ankle of Achilles kill him or make him mortal?
Achilles was made immortal by being dipped into the River Styx. He was held by his heel, which is why that is his weak spot. When he was shot there, he died.
Who is the Greek hero who died tragically in the Trojan War?
Achilles. He was shot through the ankle, the only place where he had mortal skin. He was shot by Paris, Prince of Troy, and brother of Hector, the man Achilles killed when Hector killed Achilles' cousin, Pactroclyes(sp?). Achilles died of an infection from the shot.
According to legend how did Achilles die?
Achilles died when his enemy shot a poisoned arrow into his heel. Achilles' heel was the only part of his body that was vulnerable; as a baby, he had been dipped into the River Styx by his mother, who held onto him by his ankle. Achilles' immersion made him impervious to harm, but because his ankle did not contact the river, it remained mortal and vulnerable. The idiom "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a fatal flaw, a chink in one's armor.
Where does the term Achilles' heel come from?
Achilles comes from the town of "ep-shared" (pronounced- (ep- share-ed) from which his mother was forced away from the home for the villagers were trying to kill Achilles because of his beauty. ( hope u like the info)
Is penthesilea a goddess or a mortal?
Mortal, she was killed by Achilles.
What do the three gods Achilles Bellerophon and Perseus have in common?
They were not gods- they were all mortal. All three were mortal, and were considered heroes.
What do you mean by the allusion Achilles' Foot?
Achilles' Heel means the one weakness in an otherwise invincible thing. Achilles was the half-mortal son of the nymph Thetis, who dipped him in the River Styx to make him immortal. Unfortunately, she missed his heel, which she held; it remained mortal. Paris shot Achilles in the heel, presumably with a poisoned arrow, thus killing him where no other man could.
Who is thetis's father?
Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
Did the arrow in the ankle of Achilles kill him or make him mortal?
Achilles was made immortal by being dipped into the River Styx. He was held by his heel, which is why that is his weak spot. When he was shot there, he died.
Did briseis have any powers?
Briseis was a princess and queen captured as a war prize of Achilles, she was mortal and had no powers.
What achievements did Paris of Troy make during the Trojan War?
Paris managed to kill Achilles, the great warrior, by wounding his heel with an arrow. Achilles' heel was his only mortal point on his invulnerable body, which is where the saying 'Achilles' heel' comes from.
Who is the Greek hero who died tragically in the Trojan War?
Achilles. He was shot through the ankle, the only place where he had mortal skin. He was shot by Paris, Prince of Troy, and brother of Hector, the man Achilles killed when Hector killed Achilles' cousin, Pactroclyes(sp?). Achilles died of an infection from the shot.
Was Achilles the descendant of a god?
Yes, Achilles was the son of Peleus (mortal) and Thetis (divine). (Hercules) Heracles was the son of Zeus (divine) and Alcmene (human).
Why is thetis heel vulnerable?
It was not Thetis's heel that was vulnerable but that of her mortal son Achilles, this may have come about because she was called Argyropeza (silver-footed).
According to legend how did Achilles die?
Achilles died when his enemy shot a poisoned arrow into his heel. Achilles' heel was the only part of his body that was vulnerable; as a baby, he had been dipped into the River Styx by his mother, who held onto him by his ankle. Achilles' immersion made him impervious to harm, but because his ankle did not contact the river, it remained mortal and vulnerable. The idiom "Achilles' heel" has come to mean a fatal flaw, a chink in one's armor.
Where does the term Achilles' heel come from?
Achilles comes from the town of "ep-shared" (pronounced- (ep- share-ed) from which his mother was forced away from the home for the villagers were trying to kill Achilles because of his beauty. ( hope u like the info)
