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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
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Why do the Greeks need Achilles?
he was the fiercest and bravest warrior, also they thought he was immortal
What is Achilles best known for?
For being a vicious killer and overweeningly jealous of his prestige.
What were Achilles' attributes?
Some of Achilles' attributes were that he was immortal except for his heel, he had consuming rages, and is a skilled warrior. There are some stories that have also said that Achilles was able to heal the wounded.
Why did Achilles mother want to make him immortal?
Because Fate told her that he would have a short, glorious life and she wanted to make him immortal so that he would have a long life. Alas this did not happen as the heel that she held him by when she dipped him in the river Styx, was not made immortal and that's how he died - shot in the heel with an arrow by Paris.
When was Achilles shot?
Achilles was shot in 1066
Was Achilles's mother a goddess?
Thetis, the mother of Achilles is a sea nymph. That is not technically a goddess but she is immortal.
What were Achilles goals throughout The Iliad?
Godlike immortal warrior.
Why do the Greeks need Achilles?
he was the fiercest and bravest warrior, also they thought he was immortal
How did Achilles became immortal?
Achilles was not immortal. He died during just prior to the sacking of Troy, killed by an arrow to the heel shot by Paris and guided by Apollo.His invulnerability - not immortality- was acquired as an infant when his mother, Thetis, dipped Achilles in the river Styx, holding him by the heel which did not gain invulnerability.
What is Achilles best known for?
For being a vicious killer and overweeningly jealous of his prestige.
What were Achilles' attributes?
Some of Achilles' attributes were that he was immortal except for his heel, he had consuming rages, and is a skilled warrior. There are some stories that have also said that Achilles was able to heal the wounded.
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.
Why is Achilles consedered invincible?
As a babe he was bathed in the river Styx by his mother, the immortal Nereid Thetis to rid him of his mortality; she was interrupted before she could bathe his heel (where she held him) and could not finish the task of making her son immortal, he became invulnerable save upon his heel; hence "Achilles heel".
Why Achilles was better than the others solders?
When Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. However, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him, his heel, hence someone's weakness being described as their Achilles Heel.
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.
What is the meaning of Achilles' heel?
It is a person's point of weakness. Achilles, according to legend, was dunked in the River Styx by his mother Thetis when he was a baby. She wanted to make him immortal. While dunking him, she held him by the heel. This is the only body part that was not immortal. During the Trojan War, Paris shot him in the heel, killing him. His heel was his only weak point, hence his "Achilles Heel.'
What are weaknesses of Achilles?
Achilles' weakness was his heel, because when he was dipped in the river Styx to become immortal, his mother missed his heel; hence the expression "Achilles' heel" for someone's fatal weakness.
