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Achilles' mother, Thetis, dipped him in the Styx River to make him invulnerable, but she was careless not to include the part by which she was holding him - his heel, the only part of his body where he could be wounded. So Achilles died when Paris shot him with his bow and arrows.
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When he was a baby Achilles mother Nereid Thetis dipped him into the the river Styx to render him invulnerable but the water failed to reach the heel by which she held him. Later when news reached his parents of a threatening war with Troy they dressed him in girls clothing and sent him to live among the daughters of King Lycomedes of Scyros .
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What river did Achilles' dipped him in the Trojan War?
Achilles was dipped into the River Styx.
Who was dipped into the river Styx in an attempt to make him immortal?
Achilles was notably dipped in the river in such an attempt.
What did Achilles mother do to him when he was a baby?
She dipped him in the river styx.
Who is mother dipped in the river styx?
If you're asking what mother dipped her son in the River Styx, the answer is: Thetis. If you're asking who got dipped in the River Styx by his mother, the answer is: Achilles.
What is the legend of Achilles?
The legened is that when Achilles was fighting in the Trojan war he was hit by a bow and arrow and it killed him because when he was little he was dipped in a special river and the only part that that was not dipped was his Achilles heel
