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Achilles - was said to have been dipped in the river styx (which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld) by his mother and this made him invulnerable. However when she dipped him she held him by his heel and this bit of him was not protected.
Thus he was killed in the battle for 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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Did Ares survive The Trojan War?
well yes but other heroes (demigods) did like achillies he got a arrow through his achilllies he was immortal from head to achillies and pointers greek gods can die only killed by another god
What is the conclusion of Helen and troy?
Hector is killed by achillies,achillies is killed by paris,paris is killed by menelaus and helen remarries menelaus
What were achillies parents' names?
Zeus and Hera
Who was dipped in the River Styx by his heel?
achillies
Why is achillies name after achillies tendonds?
when achillies was dipped in the immortal water, his mother didn't dip his heel which held a very important tendon that if injured, you are "paralyzed" in the foot and he was shot in the heel. his only vulnerable spot had been hit and he died, being hit by Paris. Watch the movie Troy.
