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The legend said that when he was a baby, his mother the goddess Thetis attempted to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx. In doing this she held him by his heels and did not dip or wet them after, so that left his heels vulnerable.
The story is that he was killed in the siege of Troy by Paris, who shot an an arrow into his heel. Thus an "Achilles' heel" has come to be a term for a person's principal weakness.
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When did Achilles Rizzoli die?
Achilles Rizzoli died in 1981.
When did Achilles Statius die?
Achilles Statius died in 1581.
When did Achilles Frydman die?
Achilles Frydman died in 1940.
What was the weakness of Achilles?
The weakness of Achilles was that when he was young he was foretold that he would die young .
Did Achilles die at Troy?
Yes. He died when Apollo shot him in the Achilles Tendon with an arrow.
Did Achilles die because he was attacked in the Achilles tendon?
Yes, he did.
When did Achilles Gasser die?
Achilles Gasser died in 1577.
When did Achilles Fang die?
Achilles Fang died in 1995.
When did Achilles Frydman die?
Achilles Frydman died in 1940.
When did Achilles Rizzoli die?
Achilles Rizzoli died in 1981.
When did Achilles Statius die?
Achilles Statius died in 1581.
What did thetis tell Achilles when he swore revenge?
That Achilles would die shortly after.
When did James Achilles Kirkpatrick die?
James Achilles Kirkpatrick died in 1805.
When did Achilles Alferaki die?
Achilles Alferaki died on 1846-07-03.
When did Theodore Achilles die?
Theodore Achilles died on 1986-04-08.
Why did Achilles have to die?
All mortals and heroes die.
How did Achilles of Sparta die?
Shot in the ankle, specifically the Achilles Tendon, with a poisoned arrow
