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His name actually means no lips.
The story is:
His mother, Thetis, was of divine descent, and knew some sorcery. In order to make her son invulnerable she tried to burn him slightly. This would burn off the human, vulnerable, side of him, and leave the divine, invulnerable, side of him. However she accidentally burned off his lips, and had to reverse the procedure. Before she could do this Peleus, father of Achilles, found out what had happened and gave the boy this name.
Since the burning procedure had failed Thetis did the well-known thing and dipped the boy in water from the river Styx. Doing this she held him by one heel and that tendon was later named after Achilles.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 12y agobecause when he was a baby his mother dip him in a river except his heal and after an thing like an arrow hit him it would not kill him and in the Trojan war was he in battle when Paris shot him with an arrow at the heal at he dead an that why Achilles is famous
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Who was Greeks most famous soldier?
Achilles
What were Achilles goals and guests?
what was achilles goal
What is the Achilles catch-pharase?
Achilles heel,
What did Achilles steal from Patroclus?
I don't think Achilles stole anything from Patroclus. Patroclus stole Achilles armor and war it into battle. The Trojans thought he was Achilles and killed him.
What was the rive in which Achilles' mother dipped him in?
Thetis (Achilles' mother) dipped Achilles into the River Styx, located in the Underworld
Who is more famous Achilles or Sonic the Hedgehog?
Achilles , the Greek hero from the Trojan War .
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Everyone has a weakness. There is nobody who doesn't have an "Achilles' Heel"
What was Achilles famous for?
Killing enemies ruthlessly.
Who was the most famous Trojan warrior?
Achilles.
Who was Greeks most famous soldier?
Achilles
Why did Apollo kill Achilles?
There are different versions which show the death of Achilles. A famous myth tells that Paris show an arrow which Apollo guided into Achilles heel.
Who was the famous ancient Greek in the Trojan War?
Achilles
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Achilles
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Why is a weak point called an Achilles Heel?
Achilles is a famous greek warrior and his only weak spot was his heel. that's why its called an Achilles heel. it means a weak spot.
What is the most famous Greek champion that starts with A?
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