Dying from an arrow in the heel can occur due to several factors, including blood loss, infection, or damage to vital structures. If the arrow penetrates deeply, it can sever major blood vessels, leading to rapid hemorrhaging. Additionally, if the wound becomes infected and not treated, it could result in sepsis, a life-threatening condition. Lastly, damage to nerves or bones could cause severe complications, potentially leading to death if not properly addressed.
Achilles died at Troy when Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow. In some versions of the story, Apollo guides the arrow to Achilles heel. Some versions say the arrow was poisoned. The Iliad ends before Achilles' death.
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Krishna
His mother held the baby Achilles by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable to injury. His heel was not exposed to the magic of the river water and he died after being shot in the heel with an arrow.
Achilles - was said to have been dipped in the river styx (which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld) by his mother and this made him invulnerable. However when she dipped him she held him by his heel and this bit of him was not protected. Thus he was killed in the battle for Troy by Paris, who shot an an arrow into his heel. Thus an "Achilles' heel" has come to be a term for a person's principal weakness.
Achilles died because his heel was his weak spot
he was shot in the heel, his only weak spot, by an arrow.
Achilles died at Troy when Paris shot him in the heel with an arrow. In some versions of the story, Apollo guides the arrow to Achilles heel. Some versions say the arrow was poisoned. The Iliad ends before Achilles' death.
his heel was his weakness. there is no specific reason, just that for Achilles in particular his heel was his one weakness.
It was named after the hero "Achilles", who was killed when an arrow penetrated his heel.
Achilles is a greek soldier that fought in the Trojan War. His mother bathed him in the River Styx making him invincible everywhere but his heel. In the Trojan War an archer fired an arrow which hit his heel and causing him to die.
arrow in heel
Archilles
Krishna
He helped Paris aim his arrow at the heel of Achilles.
His mother held the baby Achilles by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable to injury. His heel was not exposed to the magic of the river water and he died after being shot in the heel with an arrow.
Achilles; it was his heel.