2. / Dictionary
  3. / Index A

Achilles: Meaning and Definition of

A•chil•les

Pronunciation: (u-kil'ēz), [key]
— n. Class. Myth.
  1. the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
achillea Achilles heel
sandbbox logo
©2022 Sandbox Networks Inc. All rights reserved. Sandbox Learning is part of Sandbox & Co., a digital learning company.