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Who was Achilles in ancient greek times?
it's a really facinating history. Achillies was born and his mom dipped him into the river styx and he became unvunereble except for one of his heels at which his mom was holding him for. so a war came and Achilles attacke the enemy's govenor there were more wars then in the France War someone shot Achilles by the ankle and he died thus his ankle is worshipped.
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
When was Achilles shot?
Achilles was shot in 1066
A greek hero whose mother dipped him into a magical river?
The hero's name is Achilles and she did this to make him invicible. Sadly I don't remember the mother's name but I know that she is a water nymph. The only part of Achilles that wasn't invincible was his heel that she held him by when she dipped him in the river. This is where whe get the term Achilles's heel.
Which part of Greece was Achilles from?
Achilles was from Larrisa, Greece. He was the son of a Goddess and a Spartan.
What was Achilles physical and emotional traits?
He was imortal as when he was born his mother held him by his ankle and dipped him into magic pool forgetting his ankle which she held. This caused the death of him.
Is Achilles the headstrong runner?
No. Achilles is the man who was killed because he was shot in his weak spot the Achilles. This is his story. When Achilles was a little boy his mother wanted him to become a hero and be invulnerable. So she dipped him in the river styx. She held him by the ankle so the ankle was his weak spot. One day in battle he was shot in the ankle and was killed. That why we call it the Achilles heel of our foot.
Why wasn't Achilles protected like the rest of his body?
When baby Achilles was dunked into the River Styx, his mother (the immortal Thetis) held him upside down by the ankle of one leg. It was an arrow hitting this unprotected ankle that caused Achilles' death in adulthood.
Why does the Achilles tendon have that name?
Apparently Achilles' - the Greek Demi-God - mother, held her son by his ankle and dipped him into some sacred water which would make him immortal. As she was holding his ankle, that was the only part of his body that wasn't touched by the magic water. Achilles was said to be indestructible however he died through an arrow in his ankle.
Who was dipped into the river Styx in an attempt to make him immortal?
Achilles.!!! He was wholly immersed in the River Styyx except for his ankle, from which we have the modern name of the ankle tendon as the Achillean Tendon.
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.
Which ankle was Achilles hurt by?
Nobody know which ankle.
What did Achilles break?
his ankle
What was the weakest part of Achilles?
his ankle
Why wasn't Achilles fully dipped in immortal?
For one, He wasn't "Dipped in immortal" he was dipped in the river called Styx. Also he was being held by his ankle, therefore his ankle wasn't dipped in the River.
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.
How did Achilles of Sparta die?
Shot in the ankle, specifically the Achilles Tendon, with a poisoned arrow
