Achilles

A·chil·les  (-klz)

n. Greek Mythology

The hero of Homer's Iliad, the son of Peleus and Thetis and slayer of Hector.

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Achilles [əˈkɪliːz]

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth Greek hero, the son of Peleus and the sea goddess Thetis: in the Iliad the foremost of the Greek warriors at the siege of Troy. While he was a baby his mother plunged him into the river Styx making his body invulnerable except for the heel by which she held him. After slaying Hector, he was killed by Paris who wounded him in the heel

Achillean  [ˌækɪˈliːən] adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Achilles - a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

Translations

Achilles [əˈkɪliːz]

A. N → Aquiles

B. CPD Achilles heel N → talón m de Aquiles
Achilles tendon N → tendón m de Aquiles

Achilles

n → Achill(es) m; Achilles heel (fig) → Achillesferse f; Achilles tendon → Achillessehne f

Achilles [əˈkɪliːz] n → Achille m