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Is penthesilea a goddess or a mortal?
Mortal, she was killed by Achilles.
What is the name of Achilles's father?
Achilles's father is Peleus, who was the king of the Myrmidons. Peleus was a mortal, while Achilles's mother, Thetis, was a sea goddess. Their union produced Achilles, one of the greatest warriors in Greek mythology.
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.
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.
What was Achilles father name?
Achilles' father was named Peleus. He was a mortal king of the Myrmidons and married the sea nymph Thetis, who is Achilles' mother. Their union is famous in Greek mythology, particularly for the events surrounding the Trojan War.
Is penthesilea a goddess or a mortal?
Mortal, she was killed by Achilles.
What do the three gods Achilles Bellerophon and Perseus have in common?
They were not gods- they were all mortal. All three were mortal, and were considered heroes.
What is the name of Achilles's father?
Achilles's father is Peleus, who was the king of the Myrmidons. Peleus was a mortal, while Achilles's mother, Thetis, was a sea goddess. Their union produced Achilles, one of the greatest warriors in Greek mythology.
What do you mean by the allusion Achilles' Foot?
Achilles' Heel means the one weakness in an otherwise invincible thing. Achilles was the half-mortal son of the nymph Thetis, who dipped him in the River Styx to make him immortal. Unfortunately, she missed his heel, which she held; it remained mortal. Paris shot Achilles in the heel, presumably with a poisoned arrow, thus killing him where no other man could.
Who is thetis's father?
Thetis was Achilles' goddess mother, Peleus his mortal father.
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.
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.
What was Achilles father name?
Achilles' father was named Peleus. He was a mortal king of the Myrmidons and married the sea nymph Thetis, who is Achilles' mother. Their union is famous in Greek mythology, particularly for the events surrounding the Trojan War.
Did briseis have any powers?
Briseis was a princess and queen captured as a war prize of Achilles, she was mortal and had no powers.
What achievements did Paris of Troy make during the Trojan War?
Paris managed to kill Achilles, the great warrior, by wounding his heel with an arrow. Achilles' heel was his only mortal point on his invulnerable body, which is where the saying 'Achilles' heel' comes from.
Who is the Greek hero who died tragically in the Trojan War?
Achilles. He was shot through the ankle, the only place where he had mortal skin. He was shot by Paris, Prince of Troy, and brother of Hector, the man Achilles killed when Hector killed Achilles' cousin, Pactroclyes(sp?). Achilles died of an infection from the shot.
Which part of Greece was Achilles from?
Achilles was from Larrisa, Greece. He was the son of a Goddess and a Spartan.
