Plural: Achilles
A mythical Greek hero of Homer's Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; 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
Ancient Greek hero; mighty soldier. Achilles heel, vulnerable spot. Achilles tendon, hamstring; tendon between calf and heel.
Greek hero of Homers Iliad. He was the son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons in Thessaly, and of the sea nymph Thetis, who rendered him invulnerable, except for the heel by which she held him, by dipping him in the river Styx. Achilles killed Hector at the climax of the Iliad, and according to subsequent Greek legends was himself killed by Paris, who shot a poisoned arrow into Achilles heel.
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Najveži grčki junak u Trojanskom ratu, sin Peleja i božice Tetide.
Plural: Achilles heels
A seemingly small but actual mortal weakness.
Vulnerable point.
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Jedino ranjivo mesto najvećeg starogrčkog junaka Ahila, koji se osobito istakao u trojanskom ratu; prema mitologiji mogao je biti samo ranjen u petu.
Ahil je mogao samo na jednome mestu biti ranjen, i to na peti; otuda: slabost, slaba strana, mana jednog čoveka; Ahilova žila, anat. najjača nožna žila koja se spušta do zadnjeg, mesnatog dela gnjata (lista), do pete.
Plural: Achilles tendons
A large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf; Also called: tendon of Achilles.
Tendon at the back of the ankle attaching the calf muscles to the heel bone. It is one of the largest tendons in the human body.
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