Achilles was a hero in greek mythology and when he was a baby he was dipped into the river Styx and he was basically bullet proof but his heel hadn't been dipped into the water and that wasn't bullet proof and he died when a poisoned arrow hit him in his heel.
He was. In the course of the war, his famously vulnerable heel was shot by an arrow and he was killed. He was considered a great hero on the Greek side.
Archilles
Achilles was a hero in Ancient Greek mythology. His mother, the nymph Thetis, attempted to make Achilles immortal by dipping him into the river Styx. She held him by the ankles, so they did not receive invulnerability from the river. Achilles was killed because Paris, in the Trojan War, shot him with an arrow in Achilles' heel - Achilles' one weak spot. This is why the term "achilles heel" became an idiom for a person's one weakness.
Paris of Troy killed Achilles in the Trojan war by shooting a poisoned arrow into his heel, the only part of him that wasn't protected. This is where we get the phrase "Achilles heel".
Achilles; it was his heel.
Achilles was a character in Greek mythology. Very attractive, very fast. His only weakness was his heel, and he was killed in battle by an arrow that hit him in said place. That is why the Achilles heel is called such.
It's "heel", not "hill". Achilles was a indestructible in ancient Greek time he was later killed in a battle by hector he shot an arrow in his heel which caused his demise.
Achilles was a hero in greek mythology and when he was a baby he was dipped into the river Styx and he was basically bullet proof but his heel hadn't been dipped into the water and that wasn't bullet proof and he died when a poisoned arrow hit him in his heel.
It was named after the hero "Achilles", who was killed when an arrow penetrated his heel.
He was. In the course of the war, his famously vulnerable heel was shot by an arrow and he was killed. He was considered a great hero on the Greek side.
Archilles
"Held by the Heel" refers to the Greek hero Achilles. Achilles Heel. Otherwise it could mean to gain authority/surpass, which has nothing to do with the Greek mythology.
Achilles, a Greek hero was shot in the heel by Paris, prince of Troy, in the Trojan war. This resulted in the death of Achilles.
Achilles was a hero in Ancient Greek mythology. His mother, the nymph Thetis, attempted to make Achilles immortal by dipping him into the river Styx. She held him by the ankles, so they did not receive invulnerability from the river. Achilles was killed because Paris, in the Trojan War, shot him with an arrow in Achilles' heel - Achilles' one weak spot. This is why the term "achilles heel" became an idiom for a person's one weakness.
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.
The allusion "Achilles heel" comes from Greek mythology, specifically from the story of Achilles, a hero of the Trojan War. According to legend, Achilles was invulnerable except for his heel, which was his one weak spot. This vulnerability ultimately led to his downfall when he was struck in the heel and killed by an arrow.