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- In Gr**** mythology, Achilles (/əˈkɪliːz/ ə-KIL-eez) or Achilleus (Ancient Gr****: Ἀχιλλεύς, romanized: Achilleús) was a hero of the Trojan War who was known...
- The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body.[excessive...
- An Achilles' heel (or Achilles heel) is a weakness despite overall strength, which can lead to downfall. While the mythological origin refers to a physical...
- Look up achilles heel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Achilles Heel may refer to: Achilles' heel, a metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall...
- The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories ****ociated with the Trojan War. In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep and...
- Look up Achilles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Achilles is the name of a Gr**** mythological hero of the Trojan War. Achilles or Achilleus may also...
- The Song of Achilles is a 2011 novel by American writer Madeline Miller. Set during the Gr**** Heroic Age, it is a retelling of the Trojan War as told from...
- these, only a few are definitively known today, including the renowned "Achilles Paradox", which illustrates the problematic concept of infinite divisibility...
- been named Achilles, after the Gr**** hero Achilles. Four others, two of them prizes, had the French spelling of the name, Achille. HMS Achilles (1747) was...
- in the war's final w****s. In particular, it traces the anger (μῆνις) of Achilles, a celebrated warrior, from a fierce quarrel between him and King Agamemnon...