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Which greek hero of the Trojon war has a weak spot in his ankle?
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∙ 12y ago
Achilles
I don't know if that's spelled right though.
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Which greek hero of the Trojan war had a weak spot in his ankle?
Achilles did.
What is a Akilies tendon?
It's spelled Achilles, and it is the tendon that runs from your heel up the back of your ankle, and through your lower calf. Also the name of a hero in Greek Mythology, who had a weak tendon in this spot, hence the term " Achilles Heel" meaning your vulnerable point, metaphorically.
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.
What does Greek hero Achilles stands for?
Achilles was dipped into river Styx by the heel when he was a baby and in ancient Greek legends the river would make you invincible but you had to have a weak spot so achilles heel was his weak spot. So the term Achilles heel is used it means your weak spot.
Who is the Greek hero wounded in heels?
Achilles His mother dipped him in the River Styx to give him total protection from harm but she held him by the heel which was thereby his weak spot because his heel didn't not go into the water.later he was shot in the heel with an arrow by Paris who found out about his weak spot.
Why did the Achilles died when it was shot and the ankle?
because that was the only spot that wasn't dipped in the Styx, so it was invulnerable.
Who was greek's warrior that had one vulnerable spot?
Achilles
What is the origin of the idiom Achilles' heel?
According to legend, when the mythical Greek hero Achilles was a baby his mother dipped him in the waters of the River Styx. This made him invulnerable to all weapons, except at the spot where she held him on the heel. Achilles went on to be the greatest hero and champion of the Greeks during the Trojan War. However after many victories he was shot by an arrow on the heel, and died of his wound.Therefore an "Achilles Heel" is a weak spot that can ruin the success of the best of efforts.
He was the Greek's greatest warrior but he had one vulnerable spot?
Achilles
Was the Greek's greatest warrior but he had one vulnerable spot?
Achilles
What happened to Achilles after the Trojan war?
In the myth it said that achilles was dipped in the river styx he was invulnerabele except one spot his ankle and when he got shot in the ankle by the arrow he died so he didn't make it to the end of the trojan war.
What country does agora come from?
The agora was a central spot in ancient Greek.
