Achilles’ early life
This sea nymph was Achilles’ mother.
Who is Thetis?
Achilles was a hero on this side during the Trojan war.
What is the Greek side?
The term for a person‘s weakness name after Achilles.
What is an Achilles heel?
The Greek hero known for strength often compared to Achilles.
Who is Hercules?
Achilles father, a mortal king of the Myrmidons.
Who is Peleus?
The Trojan Prince slain by Achilles in single combat.
Who is Hector?
The son of Achilles, who fought in the Trojan war after him.
Who is Neoptolemus?
The war caused by the abduction of Helen involving Achilles.
What is the Trojan war?
The river in which Thetus dipped Achilles to make him nearly invincible.
What is the River Styx?
The epic poem that tells the story of Achilles rage.
What is the lliad?
The warrior who fatally wounded Achilles.
Who is Paris?
The goddess of discord whose actions indirectly led to the Trojan war.
Who is Eris?
The only vulnerable part of Achilles’s body.
What is his heel?
The close friend who’s death prompted Achilles to return to battle
Who is Patroclus?
The God guided the arrow that killed Achilles.
Who is Apollo?
The Greek hero known for cleverness who fought alongside Achilles.
Who is Odysseus?
The centaur who tortured young Achilles.
Who is Chiron?
The Greek king with whom Achilles had a famous quarrel.
Who is Agamemnon?
The phrase meaning a small but fatal weakness, derived from Achilles story
What is “Achilles heel”?
The legendary city besieged by Achilles and the Greeks.
What is Troy?