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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."
