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Thetis (Achilles' mother) dipped Achilles into the River Styx, located in the Underworld
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How did Achilles get his power?
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.
What is the curse of Achilles?
His vulnerable heel, which his mother did not dip in the River Styx when she sought to give him invulnerability when she dipped him in the river as a child.
What are some of Achilles strengths?
- Achilles was dipped into the water of sytax by his mother, becoming immortal everywhere except for the heel his mother held him by - the water from the sytax didn't touch Achilles' right heel - Achilles was able to run fast enough to catch deer and strong enough to kill lions at age 6 YOUR WELCOME
When did Achilles die?
his fate was that he was going to die. That's why his mother had him dipped in the water that made him immortal, besides his ankle because his mom held him from them. And that's how he died, by getting stabbed in his ankle.
Where the phrase That's your Achilles comes from?
An 'Achilles heel' is a single, deadly weakness despite overall strength. It is named after the hero, Achilles, because he was basically invincible except for a spot on his heel; which led to his downfall. This was because his mother, Thetis, dipped him into the River Styx hanging onto his heel. In human anatomy, this part is called the 'Achilles tendon'.See 'related links' for more details.The term has come to mean any fatal flaw or tragic weakness. An interesting bit of trivia - the Indian god Krishna was also traditionally invulnerable except for a heel, and was killed by an arrow shot into his heel.A weakness or flaw: a variant of myth says that Thetis, mother of Achilles, tried to make her son invulnerable/immortal dipping him in the waters of the Styx (the river of Hades).But, as she held him by the heel, and he was not touched by the Styx's waters there - he failed to be protected.Note, however, that in the story of Achilles in the Trojan War in the Iliad, Homer does not mention this weakness of Achilles' heel.An "Achilles heel" is an idiom for something that is apparently invulnerable actually having a single point of weakness that can be exploited to win the day. It is derived from the Greek myth of Achilles which is well documented elsewhere.To "meet one's Waterloo" is an idiom for an end to an otherwise unstoppable force (from the perspective of the loser). In the case of the French general Napoleon Bonaparte he met the English general Wellington who defeated him at Waterloo and decisively ended Bonaparte's campaign.A mortal (death-dealing) weakness.Achilles' Heel is that one weak spot in an otherwise strong character or position.
What did Achilles mother do to him when he was a baby?
She dipped him in the river styx.
Who is mother dipped in the river styx?
If you're asking what mother dipped her son in the River Styx, the answer is: Thetis. If you're asking who got dipped in the River Styx by his mother, the answer is: Achilles.
How did the mother of Achilles attempt to make him immortal?
Thetis was Achilles mother. She dipped Achilles into the River Styx, by holding him by his ankles. As the water failed to touch where his mother held him, his heels proved to be his weak spot.
What river did Achilles' dipped him in the Trojan War?
Achilles was dipped into the River Styx.
A greek hero whose mother dipped him into a magical river?
The hero's name is Achilles and she did this to make him invicible. Sadly I don't remember the mother's name but I know that she is a water nymph. The only part of Achilles that wasn't invincible was his heel that she held him by when she dipped him in the river. This is where whe get the term Achilles's heel.
How did Achilles get his power?
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.
Why was Achilles' heel his weak spot?
Because when his mother dipped him in the Styx, that is where she held on to him so she could pull him out. So the rest of him was impervious to almost anything, but in that one spot, he was still normal.
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.
How the famous greek Aeschylus was kılled?
The famous Achilles was killed by an arrow through the heel by Paris because Achilles killed his brother Hector. Achilles only had one weak spot because his mother dipped him in the river Styx and the only part of his body that was not dipped in the river was his heel.
What is the curse of Achilles?
His vulnerable heel, which his mother did not dip in the River Styx when she sought to give him invulnerability when she dipped him in the river as a child.
What is the legend of Achilles?
The legened is that when Achilles was fighting in the Trojan war he was hit by a bow and arrow and it killed him because when he was little he was dipped in a special river and the only part that that was not dipped was his Achilles heel
What are some of Achilles strengths?
- Achilles was dipped into the water of sytax by his mother, becoming immortal everywhere except for the heel his mother held him by - the water from the sytax didn't touch Achilles' right heel - Achilles was able to run fast enough to catch deer and strong enough to kill lions at age 6 YOUR WELCOME
