The term "Achilles heel" dates back to old Greek legends, which tell of a hero named Achilles, who's entire body was indestructible, except for a small area on the back of his heel. This made him a feared warrior, as he could not be damaged by weapons, until another warrior named Paris discovered his one weakness, his heel, and shot him in the heel with an arrow. The legend of Achilles is part of "The Iliad" by Homer.
"Achilles heel", thus, refers to any specific weakness or vulnerability.
Achilles was dipped into river Styx by the heel when he was a baby and in ancient Greek legends the river would make you invincible but you had to have a weak spot so achilles heel was his weak spot. So the term Achilles heel is used it means your weak spot.
acchilles had a weak heel.
His mother held the baby Achilles by the heel when she dipped him in the River Styx to make him invulnerable to injury. His heel was not exposed to the magic of the river water and he died after being shot in the heel with an arrow.
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It is a person's point of weakness. Achilles, according to legend, was dunked in the River Styx by his mother Thetis when he was a baby. She wanted to make him immortal. While dunking him, she held him by the heel. This is the only body part that was not immortal. During the Trojan War, Paris shot him in the heel, killing him. His heel was his only weak point, hence his "Achilles Heel.'
Achilles' heel was his weak spot thus the saying that someone's weakness is their "Achilles heel."
Achilles is a famous greek warrior and his only weak spot was his heel. that's why its called an Achilles heel. it means a weak spot.
His heel
a blow to his heel which was his weak spot which is the meaning of the phrase ''your Achilles heel''
He had a weak spot on his heel that is why a weakness is called an Achilles heel
Achilles died because his heel was his weak spot
Achilles was dipped into river Styx by the heel when he was a baby and in ancient Greek legends the river would make you invincible but you had to have a weak spot so achilles heel was his weak spot. So the term Achilles heel is used it means your weak spot.
acchilles had a weak heel.
"Achilles heel" is an idiom that refers to a person's weak point or vulnerability. It originates from the Greek myth of Achilles, whose only vulnerable spot was his heel.
Paris killed him by shooting at his heel, which was weak.
If hit hard enough, and you have a weak Achilles', then yes.
Achilles Heel