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Achilles
[ uh-kil-eez ]
noun
Classical Mythology.
- the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
Achilles
/ ˌækɪˈliːən; əˈkɪliːz /
noun
- Greek myth Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel
Achilles
- In classical mythology , the greatest warrior on the Greek side in the Trojan War (see also Trojan War ). When he was an infant, his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river, but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable. During the Trojan War, he quarreled with the commander, Agamemnon , and in anger sulked in his tent. Eventually Achilles emerged to fight and killed the Trojan hero Hector , but he was wounded in the heel by an arrow and died shortly thereafter.
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Notes
People speak of an “Achilles' heel” as the one weak or sore point in a person's character.
The Achilles tendon runs from the heel to the calf.
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Derived Forms
- Achillean, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ··· [ak-, uh, -, lee, -, uh, n, uh, -, kil, -ee-], adjective
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The running back rushed for a career-best 905 yards for the Chargers last season, his first year back after an Achilles injury.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods isn’t at the Masters — he’s recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon — but he has still made a big impact on this year’s tournament.
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He sat out last season at Utah while recovering from an Achilles’ injury.
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On March 11, Woods announced he was recovering from surgery on his ruptured left Achilles tendon.
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Ollie Lawrence's Achilles injury in the early stages of England's win was a blow to club, country and potentially the Lions.
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