Achilles

GreekGreatest warrior at Troy

MythologyGreek

RoleGreatest warrior at Troy

About Achilles

Dipped in the River Styx by his mother Thetis, making him invulnerable except for his heel. Killed Hector, the greatest Trojan warrior. Killed by Paris with an arrow to his heel guided by Apollo. The Achilles tendon is named after his weakness.

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