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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [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
noun: 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'
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