Thetis dipped Achilles in the waters of the River Styx, by which means he became invulnerable, except for the part of his heel by which she held him-the proverbial "Achilles' heel."
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.
According to legend, Achilles was dipped into the river Styx, causing him to become invincible, but since he was held up by his heel, that part didin't get dipped, and became his one vulnerable point.
He was shot in the heel of his foot - the only part of him that wasn't dipped in the river Styx. It was the only vulnerable part of his body.
Achilles was dipped into the River Styx.
Thetis dipped her son, Achilles into the Styx river, in hopes of making him invulnerable. However, she held onto him by his heel, therefore making him vulnerable only on his heel.
His mother dipped him in the River Styx, but because she held on to him by the heel, that is the spot where he was vulnerable.
His vulnerable heel, which his mother did not dip in the River Styx when she sought to give him invulnerability when she dipped him in the river as a child.
When he was a baby his mother dipped him into the River Styx. Yet she held him by his heel which therefore did not gain the powers of invincibility provided by the waters of the River Styx.
Thetis dipped Achilles in the waters of the River Styx, by which means he became invulnerable, except for the part of his heel by which she held him-the proverbial "Achilles' heel."
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.
According to legend, Achilles was dipped into the river Styx, causing him to become invincible, but since he was held up by his heel, that part didin't get dipped, and became his one vulnerable point.
He was shot in the heel of his foot - the only part of him that wasn't dipped in the river Styx. It was the only vulnerable part of his body.
Achilles was dipped into the River Styx.
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.
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Achilles. This is because his mother dipped him in the river Styx when he was a baby but the water did not touch the point where she held onto his heel.