achilles
IPA: ʌkˈɪɫiz
Root Word: Achilles
noun
- (Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
- (rare) A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- (astronomy) The Greek camp Trojan asteroid 588 Achilles.
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Examples of "achilles" in Sentences
- Achilles takes this example to heart.
- Penthesilea and the death of Achilles.
- Achilles is always armed and armoured.
- He painted there a history of Achilles.
- That is the achilles angle of the theory.
- Ajax and Achilles are in the city resting.
- Achilles was placed in the care of Chiron.
- Achilles is a marvelous figure in mythology.
- It have caliber .50 and the latter are the Achilles' heel of the tank.
- Helen descends to the nether world to seek Achilles on the Island of the Blest.
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