Because I am a geek about Greek mythology I couldn't pass the chance to write about Achilles. Achilles was the best warrior who ever lived discounting any demigods because they are half god. His mother was told that her baby Achilles was to die in war, so to try and stop any chances of that she snuck down to the edge of the underworld and bathed him in the river Styx. This river was supposed to grant invincibility. Sadly Achilles mother made a huge mistake, she held Achilles by his heel. The heel was now the only part of Achilles that was mortal. Later Achilles grew and grew until he was a strong warlord. Because of his blessing, he led battles and didnt even get a scratch! Until one day a poison arrow flew towards him. Usually this would bounce off his iron-like skin but this arrow flew directly into his heel. The poison spread, killing him in minutes. The allusion to Achilles heel is found in many stories. One way to use Achilles heel as an allusion would be to say "My Achilles heel is grammar" and that would be the same thing as saying "my place of venerability is grammar."
by Liam Searcy
Im glad you made a blog about this. I wanted to look up what the meaning came from but i didn't have time. Good job.
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ReplyDeleteI wrote about Achilles too, but I like the way you wrote the story. It was entertaining to read! I could tell you were enthusiastic about the subject.
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