All 3 Uses
Achilles
in
The Hidden Oracle
(Edited)
- I remembered Achilles falling on the plains of Troy, cut down by an unworthy archer because of my wrath.
p. 61.4 *Achilles = mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; central character and foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy
- It occurred to me that I'd seen that keen look in Chiron's eyes before—when he'd assessed Achilles's sword technique and Ajax's skill with a spear.
p. 106.3
- I hadn't witnessed such a tense greeting since Patroclus met Achilles's war prize, Briseis.
p. 352.1
Definitions:
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(Achilles in Greek mythology) mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; central character and foremost Greek warrior at the siege of TroyAchilles was seen as semi-divine. His mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river when he was a baby, but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his "Achilles' heel."
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(meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus) More commonly, Achilles is also used as a shortened way to identify an Achilles tendon or heel cord at the back of the lower leg.