ACHILLES, THE GREATEST GREEK HERO - BLOGCHATTERA2Z2026
Thetis dipping the baby Achilles into the river Styx - World History Encyclopaedia Greek mythology can never be complete without the mention of Achilles, the hero of the Trojan war, who was the son of the Nereid (sea nymph) Thetis and the mortal King Peleus, the head of the Myrmidons, which made him a demigod. The legend goes that when Achilles was an infant, his mother, Thetis, dipped him in the river Styx to make him immortal. However, she held him by the ankle, and hence, that part remained untouched, and proved to be his vulnerable area. This is where the term ‘Achilles’ Heel’ comes from, which means a point of weakness despite overall strength, which could lead to downfall. Thetis foretold her son’s fate which could go in two ways… he could either attain glory and die young or live a long mundane life doing nothing remarkable. Achilles chose the former. Achilles...