Achilles

A-chil-les · proper_noun

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Definitions

proper_noun

  1. 1.

    (Greek mythology) A Greek hero of the Trojan War, the greatest warrior of Homer's Iliad.

  2. 2.

    Used in anatomical terms referring to the heel or tendon.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    Achilles' heel — A weakness or vulnerable point.
  • •
    Achilles tendon — The tendon connecting the calf muscles to the heel bone.

Related words

See also: heel, mythology

Etymology

From Greek Achilleus (Αχιλλεύς), possibly meaning "grief of the people" from achos ("pain, grief") + laos ("people").