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In the myths surrounding the war, Achilles was said to have died from a wound to his heel, [5] [6] ankle, [7] or torso, [5] which was the result of an arrow—possibly poisoned—shot by Paris. [8] The Iliad may purposefully suppress the myth to emphasise Achilles' human mortality and the stark chasm between gods and heroes.
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Achilles, Greek mythological character – Achilles' heel, Achilles tendon; Ada Lovelace, first person to describe computer programming (for the Babbage engine) – Ada programming language; Adam, Biblical character – Adam's apple; Gilbert-Joseph Adam, French mineralogist – adamite; Alvin Adams, American businessman – Adams Express
Urban Dictionary Screenshot Screenshot of Urban Dictionary front page (2018) Type of site Dictionary Available in English Owner Aaron Peckham Created by Aaron Peckham URL urbandictionary.com Launched December 9, 1999 ; 25 years ago (1999-12-09) Current status Active Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced English-language online dictionary for slang words and phrases. The website was founded in ...
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According to the Achilleid, written by Statius in the 1st century AD, and to non-surviving previous sources, when Achilles was born Thetis tried to make him immortal by dipping him in the river Styx; however, he was left vulnerable at the part of the body by which she held him: his left heel [14] [15] (see Achilles' heel, Achilles tendon). It ...
Haglund's deformity is an abnormality of the bone and soft tissues in the foot. An enlargement of the bony section of the heel (where the Achilles tendon is inserted) triggers this condition. The soft tissue near the back of the heel can become irritated when the large, bony lump rubs against rigid shoes. [2]
Achilles' heel, a weakness or vulnerability; Achilles number, a powerful number which is not a perfect power; Achilleos, a surname †Archicebus achilles, an extinct species of primate; Borgå Akilles, a Finnish sports club based in Provoo; Morpho achilles, the Achilles morpho, blue-banded morpho, or banded blue morpho, a species of Neotropical ...