NOUN | person | Achilles | a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad |
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Sounds | ahkih'liyz | |
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Rhymes | Alleghenies ... Yerkes: 115 rhymes with iyz... |
Meaning | A mythical Greek hero of the 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'. | |
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Instance of | mythical being | An imaginary being of myth or fable |
Spanish | Aquiles | |
Catalan | Achilles, Aquiles, Aquil·les |
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