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One late legend was that it hit his vulnerable heel; another is that Paris knifed him in the back. These don't appear in the earlier sources, so take your pick.
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Who started the death of Achilles?
Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it to hit Achilles at his only vulnerable spot, the heel.
How was Achilles killed in the Trojan war?
Paris who was Hectors brother shot him with an arrow in the ankle heel part. When Achilles was a baby his mom dipped him in a magical river that made the Gods look after him. When she dipped baby Achilles in the water he was held by his heel there fore that was his weak spot so when Paris hit him it made him die.
What was Apollo's role in the Trojan war?
In revenge for the Greeks having abducted the daughter of an Apollo priest, Apollo spread a plague among the Greeks. He also guided the arrow Paris shot at Achilles, so it hit his only vulnerable spot, and Achilles died.
What did Thetis do to protect Achilles?
She tried to make him immortal. She did this by dipping him in the River Styx, but she held him by his heel. Therefore, when Paris hit him in the heel with an arrow, it killed him. For more information, check out the related link.
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
Who started the death of Achilles?
Paris shot an arrow at him and Apollo guided it to hit Achilles at his only vulnerable spot, the heel.
How was Achilles killed in the Trojan war?
Paris who was Hectors brother shot him with an arrow in the ankle heel part. When Achilles was a baby his mom dipped him in a magical river that made the Gods look after him. When she dipped baby Achilles in the water he was held by his heel there fore that was his weak spot so when Paris hit him it made him die.
What was Apollo's role in Trojan war?
In revenge for the Greeks having abducted the daughter of an Apollo priest, Apollo spread a plague among the Greeks. He also guided the arrow Paris shot at Achilles, so it hit his only vulnerable spot, and Achilles died.
What was Apollo's role in the Trojan war?
In revenge for the Greeks having abducted the daughter of an Apollo priest, Apollo spread a plague among the Greeks. He also guided the arrow Paris shot at Achilles, so it hit his only vulnerable spot, and Achilles died.
What did Thetis do to protect Achilles?
She tried to make him immortal. She did this by dipping him in the River Styx, but she held him by his heel. Therefore, when Paris hit him in the heel with an arrow, it killed him. For more information, check out the related link.
What was so interesting about Achilles death?
That somebody (Prince Paris) managed to hit Achilles on his only vulnerable spot, his heel.
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
Why is the Achilles tendon reflex protective?
If you break it you can never completely walk again. Just watch the movie Troy and when Achilles gets hit with the arrow in the heel he can't walk. So that's why they call it the Achilles Heel.
What is An Achilles NOT an Achilles heel?
Achilles is a greek soldier that fought in the Trojan War. His mother bathed him in the River Styx making him invincible everywhere but his heel. In the Trojan War an archer fired an arrow which hit his heel and causing him to die.
Where did Achilles'heel gets its name?
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.
Can being hit in the Achilles Heel kill you?
If hit hard enough, and you have a weak Achilles', then yes.
Where did Achilles get wounded?
His heel. The legend says he was dipped in the river Styx by his foot and made him invincible. Except his foot was never dipped in so when he was hit by an arrow in the foot he was killed.
