Achilles

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Achilles
       n : 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'