achilles

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Achilles
    n 1: 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'

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Achilles \Achilles\ n.
   1. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek
      warrior at the seige of Troy.
      [WordNet 1.5]

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

ACHILLES

 (first name unknown), a baby whose mother gave him a
bath, but forgot to wash all of his feet.  Later was veteran of
the siege of Troy.  Died before receiving pension.

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