Iliad

What Are Some Weaknesses Of Achilles From The Story Iliad, Book 1 ?

Achilles Human Weaknesses And Unwise Actions

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When Achilles was a baby his mother took him to the river styx to immerse him in the waters so giving him immortality (invincibility). Holding him by the heal she dipped him in the waters, however his heal was not touched by

the waters so creating his only weakness hence the term Achilles heal.