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| 1. | [ noun ] (Greek mythology) a mythical Greek hero of Homer's 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" | |
| Related terms: | mythical_being | |
| Similar spelling: |
Ackles acaulescent |
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