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Achilles > pronunciation
Soundsahkih'liyz
Rhymesalways, amenities, Andes, and 107 more rhymes in iyz...
Achilles > noun, person
MeaningA 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'.
Instance ofmythical being

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