Achilles's name means "the grief of the people."
Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the myrmidons, and Thetis.
It's the other way around. The Achilles tendon was named after the character Achilles. Achilles got his invinceability when his mother dipped him into the river Styx. In order to do this, she held him by the back of the foot-- Where she held him was the only part of his body that was not bathed in the river's water. Hence his defeat (agony of da feet?) when struck at the Achilles tendon.
Paris killed Achilles, with an arrow (in his heel, the only vulnerable spot on his body). or the other legend is that Paris stabbed Achillies in the back with a dagger.
No, Achilles did not go by the name "AX." In Greek mythology, he is primarily known as Achilles, a legendary hero of the Trojan War and the central character in Homer's "Iliad." The name "AX" is not associated with his character in classical literature.
Achilles is a name, so you can use it the same way as any other name.
Achilles's name means "the grief of the people."
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Achilles was the son of Peleus, king of the myrmidons, and Thetis.
Achilles cousin and best friend was Patroklos.
what accusations do achilles and agamemnon level at each other
Achilles, as in the Achilles tendon in the heel
Achilles (Ancient Greek: Ἀχιλλεύς, Akhilleus, pronounced [akʰillěws]
It was not given a name: it was simply known as the armor of Achilles.
Because Achilles is a proper name, and a well established one because of his fame, I think it still would have been pronounced Achilles. But I'm not completely sure.
It's the other way around. The Achilles tendon was named after the character Achilles. Achilles got his invinceability when his mother dipped him into the river Styx. In order to do this, she held him by the back of the foot-- Where she held him was the only part of his body that was not bathed in the river's water. Hence his defeat (agony of da feet?) when struck at the Achilles tendon.
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