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Achilles
The term "Achilles heel" dates back to old Greek legends, which tell of a hero named Achilles, who's entire body was indestructible, except for a small area on the back of his heel. This made him a feared warrior, as he could not be damaged by weapons, until another warrior named Paris discovered his one weakness, his heel, and shot him in the heel with an arrow. The legend of Achilles is part of "The Iliad" by Homer. "Achilles heel", thus, refers to any specific weakness or vulnerability.
Achilles
everyone has a weakness.
The weakness of Achilles was that when he was young he was foretold that he would die young .
Achilles
Apocolyps in approximately 311BC
The term "Achilles heel" dates back to old Greek legends, which tell of a hero named Achilles, who's entire body was indestructible, except for a small area on the back of his heel. This made him a feared warrior, as he could not be damaged by weapons, until another warrior named Paris discovered his one weakness, his heel, and shot him in the heel with an arrow. The legend of Achilles is part of "The Iliad" by Homer. "Achilles heel", thus, refers to any specific weakness or vulnerability.
Achilles' heel is an excellent example of an allusion. Say somebody has a certain weakness that can be taken advantage of. That weakness is the person's "Achilles' heel" because according to mythology, Achilles was immortal except for his heel that was not dipped into the River of Styx, A.K.A. his only weakness.
His heel
his heel was his weakness. there is no specific reason, just that for Achilles in particular his heel was his one weakness.
Achilles
everyone has a weakness.
The weakness of Achilles was that when he was young he was foretold that he would die young .
He had a weak spot on his heel that is why a weakness is called an Achilles heel
Everyone has a weakness. There is nobody who doesn't have an "Achilles' Heel"
Weakness.