Achilles

=~ Once upon a time, a little boy names Achilles was born to Thetis and Peleus. His mother loved him very much, and wanted him to live forever as an immortal being.One sunny afternoon, she brought him down to the Styx river. She picked him up, held him from one heal, and proceeded to dip him into the river. Silly Thetis, however, forgot to dip him a second time to that the heel she was holding could be  dipped too! The place where she held little Achilles remained untouched by the  magic water of the  Styx, and that part of him stayed mortal forever. =

=Type:= = ~ Hubris/Punishment myth. =

=Purpose:= = ~ To show that even the strongest people have weaknesses =

Connections:
=~ This myth explains why any weak point is called an “Achilles heel”. Also, we now refers to the tendon that connects the muscles of the calf of the leg with the heel bone  as the “Achilles tendon”. =

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