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It's the other way around. The Achilles tendon was named after the character Achilles. Achilles got his invinceability when his mother dipped him into the river Styx. In order to do this, she held him by the back of the foot-- Where she held him was the only part of his body that was not bathed in the river's water. Hence his defeat (agony of da feet?) when struck at the Achilles tendon.
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What is the name of the Trojan warrior who killed Achilles in the Trojan War?
Paris killed Achilles, with an arrow (in his heel, the only vulnerable spot on his body). or the other legend is that Paris stabbed Achillies in the back with a dagger.
Where did archilles heel get its name?
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.
Where does the term Achilles' heel come from?
Achilles comes from the town of "ep-shared" (pronounced- (ep- share-ed) from which his mother was forced away from the home for the villagers were trying to kill Achilles because of his beauty. ( hope u like the info)
Where is the arrow by which Achilles was killed?
it was Mathius of the Oldnewsa tribe he was jealous of him so he shot him with an arrow. his story began like this he was born by a women who then gave him up because he was hideous. a priest took him in and would not let him leave the church. he fell in love with a Gipsy women he then lost her. he had a really ugly hunch on his back. he was named Quasimodo. he then changed his name to Mathius.
What does Achilles name mean?
Achilles's name means "the grief of the people."
Name a famous charactes who has an Achilles' heel?
Everyone has a weakness. There is nobody who doesn't have an "Achilles' Heel"
What god or goddess has the same name as a human bone?
Achilles, as in the Achilles tendon in the heel
What is the common name for the Achilles tendon?
Heel Chord
What is the name of the body part right above your heel?
Achilles tendon .
What is a Akilies tendon?
It's spelled Achilles, and it is the tendon that runs from your heel up the back of your ankle, and through your lower calf. Also the name of a hero in Greek Mythology, who had a weak tendon in this spot, hence the term " Achilles Heel" meaning your vulnerable point, metaphorically.
Where did the name Achilles tendon come from?
Achilles the Greek warrior was shot in the ankle with an arrow and bled to death. The legend was that his goddess mother had, when he was a baby, dipped him in the Styx River to make him immune from death, however by holding him by the back of the ankle, that part was not dipped, and so that was his 'Achilles heel' which crafty Paris took advantage of with his arrow rather than a face to face fight which he was sure to lose. Hence the tendon has come into popular expressions as the Achilles tendon and the expression Achilles heel for someone's weakness.Did you see the movie "Troy"? Keep your eye on Brad Pitt's character and how he dies.The Achilles tendon is part of the heel. In Homer's the Illiad, Achilles is a Greek hero who, as a result of being dipped in the river Styx as an infant by his mother, was invincible and could only be harmed by striking his heel. At one point in the Trojan War, Paris lodges an arrow there, and Achilles is slain. The fact that it was his heel is the root of the name Achilles tendon, and the fact that that was his weakness is the root of the phrase "Achilles heel".it got its name because Achilles the Greek warrior had an arrow go through his. This disabled him and the tendon has been given his name.
What is the name of the Trojan warrior who killed Achilles in the Trojan War?
Paris killed Achilles, with an arrow (in his heel, the only vulnerable spot on his body). or the other legend is that Paris stabbed Achillies in the back with a dagger.
What was the name of the Trojan warrior who killed Achilles?
A mediocre Trojan archer and second prince of Troy by the name of Paris drove a Poison arrow into Achilles heel thus killing him.
Where did archilles heel get its name?
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.
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.
Where does the term Achilles' heel come from?
Achilles comes from the town of "ep-shared" (pronounced- (ep- share-ed) from which his mother was forced away from the home for the villagers were trying to kill Achilles because of his beauty. ( hope u like the info)
Where did the word akilies tendon come from?
Try spelling it "Achilles" and you will find it easier to look up. Achilles was the name of a hero in ancient Greek mythology. He was made invulnerable by being dipped in the River Styx as a baby. His mother held him by his heel, and that was the only part that did not get dipped. So--that's where his one vulnerable spot was, and that's how he was killed: by an arrow to the heel. Now guess where the Achilles tendon is and also what the expression "Achilles heel" means.
