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Can you give me an expression word Achilles heel?
Weakness.
What is the origin of the word Achilles hill?
It's "heel", not "hill". Achilles was a indestructible in ancient Greek time he was later killed in a battle by hector he shot an arrow in his heel which caused his demise.
Where is your Achilles tendon at?
A late legend has Achilles' goddess-mother dipping him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable, but holding him by the heel, didn't immerse that part. Crafty Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow, and so killed him. The word Achilles heel is used as an expression for someone's vulnerability. The tendon attaching the calf muscle to the heel is now called the Achilles tendon.
How do you put the word tendon into a sentence?
In the human being, the Achilles tendon attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone.I am stretching my Achilles tendon.
What does the greek mythology word Achilles heel mean in modern day?
well it sorta means your weakness your thing that just isn't your stongsuit your fault you know?
Which words do you get from greek and roman mythology?
If you mean to ask, "Are there root words from Greek or Roman anicent mythology?" then, yes. A massive amount of names, phrases, and English grammatical terms are derived from Greek or Roman mythology. For example, the name Sophia or Phillip or any other name with the "PH" in it is Greek. Or the phrase, "my Achilles Heel" actually orginated from the Trojan War hero, Achilles. Legend has it that Achilles was dipped into the River Styx by his heel to become immortal, but since his heel was left undipped it was the only immortal part of him. His only weakness. Or say the word apostrophe. We see the "PH" combo so it is, in fact, derived from Greek.
Where did the word akilies tendon come from?
Try spelling it "Achilles" and you will find it easier to look up. Achilles was the name of a hero in ancient Greek mythology. He was made invulnerable by being dipped in the River Styx as a baby. His mother held him by his heel, and that was the only part that did not get dipped. So--that's where his one vulnerable spot was, and that's how he was killed: by an arrow to the heel. Now guess where the Achilles tendon is and also what the expression "Achilles heel" means.
What is another name of heel bone?
calcaneal
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.
What does the word traditional phrase mean?
a phrase that is traditional
What does kobi mean?
The name Koby or Kobi means "Held by the Heel"
How do you spell heel in french?
Talon is the French word for heel.
