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What is the idiomatic expression for Achilles heel?
An Achilles heal is someone's weakness or flaw.
What is the definition of Achilles heal?
It's 'heel', not heal. Vulnerable spot, secret or hidden poin of weakness.
What were Achilles' attributes?
Some of Achilles' attributes were that he was immortal except for his heel, he had consuming rages, and is a skilled warrior. There are some stories that have also said that Achilles was able to heal the wounded.
When using the name Achilles do you use 's or s' apostrophe?
If you are indicating possession (Achilles' heal) use an apostrophe at the end of the word. If you are simply stating his name, there is no apostrophe.
Why did Achilles have a weak spot?
Well, for one thing, Achilles was said to not die because his mother dipped him in a special kind of water. But she forgot the heal. When he went to battle, someone struck him in the hell and he died. So, when someone is said to have an "Achilles Heel" they have a weak spot.
Is a podiatrist the doctor to treat Achilles heal?
Yes, it would be a good place to start. She may refer you to an orthopedist or bone doctor.
What does Achilles stand for?
Achilles was a immortal legend (real man ) aside from his heal but his mother was thetis a sea nympth that had a child with pelaus she was forced by the gods and goddess despite her hate for mortals, Achilles study with chiron and had a companion named patroclus there was a lot of rumours that they were lovers they met when patroclus was exiled to phtia. Then went to troy and faced may disturbances on the way to troy. Achilles war prizes were stripped of him by aggamenon king of mycenae Achilles then refused to fight so in a desparate attempt to save Achilles honour patroclus dressed in his armour and lead the myridoms into battle by his was killed by prince hektor in a rage Achilles set out to kill hektor a god tried to stop Achilles but Achilles wounded the god then killed hektor he was later killed in battle when paris shot a arrow guided by apollo into Achilles heal the only part of him vulerable and Achilles died.
When and where was Achilles killed?
Achilles was killed in Troy by Paris while the Greeks were invading the Trojans.
Who was the greaters warrior ever lived?
i believe the greatest warrior of all time was achilles, he lived during the trojan war and was like an indestrucktable wall until Paris shot him in the heal. thats why they now call it your achilles tendon.
How do you spell achiellies heal?
The spelling is "Achilles' heel" (a potentially disastrous weakness or vulnerability).(The idiom comes from the legend of Achilles, impervious to harm because he was dipped in the river Styx as an infant. His only weak point was where he was held, by his heel.)
Who would win a fight between Achilles and Hercules?
hm they never fought in the Greek mythology but Hercules is 15 feet tall can bleed Achilles cant bleed except for his heal which no one knows they are both incredibly Strong warriors both of them have godly parents i think in the end Achilles would win because of invulnerability (but Achilles would probably be cursed by zeuz)
Why was Achilles' heel his weak spot?
Because when his mother dipped him in the Styx, that is where she held on to him so she could pull him out. So the rest of him was impervious to almost anything, but in that one spot, he was still normal.
