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Achilles

A·chil·les [ ə kílleez ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Greek hero of Trojan War: in Greek mythology, the principal hero of the Trojan War, made invulnerable by being dipped in the river Styx as a baby, except for the heel he was held by. He killed the Trojan hero Hector before being fatally wounded in the heel with an arrow fired by Paris.

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