Thetis dipped Achilles in the waters of the River Styx, by which means he became invulnerable, except for the part of his heel by which she held him-the proverbial "Achilles' heel."
his heel
Achilles
His heel. And the way he treated other men, women and boys, he was a heel.
Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it to hit Achilles at his only vulnerable spot, the heel.
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.
his heel
Achilles
His heel. And the way he treated other men, women and boys, he was a heel.
"Achilles heel" is an idiom that refers to a person's weak point or vulnerability. It originates from the Greek myth of Achilles, whose only vulnerable spot was his heel.
It was not Thetis's heel that was vulnerable but that of her mortal son Achilles, this may have come about because she was called Argyropeza (silver-footed).
Achilles Heel
Achilles was injured by an arrow shot by Paris, guided by Apollo, in his heel, which was his only vulnerable spot.
That somebody (Prince Paris) managed to hit Achilles on his only vulnerable spot, his heel.
Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it to hit Achilles at his only vulnerable spot, the heel.
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.
It was where his mother held him by when she put him in the river Styx as a baby.
His mother dipped him in the River Styx, but because she held on to him by the heel, that is the spot where he was vulnerable.