Achilles

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Achilles (Greek hero)

Achilles is a mythological hero featured in Homer's Iliad, where he is depicted as the most feared warrior of his age, a son of the nymph Thetis.

Later authors rewrite his story to make him invulnerable, having been dipped in the river Styx by his mother. The only part of his body which does not receive this treatment are his ankles, which his mother held while immersing him. He then dies after an arrow strikes his ankle, and from this weakness comes the phrase 'Achilles' Heel'.…more

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	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 2,016,565 ratings — published 2011 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Odyssey by Homer 3.83 avg rating — 1,200,842 ratings — published -800 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iliad by Homer 3.93 avg rating — 512,850 ratings — published -800 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 284,074 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Divine Comedy: Inferno - Purgatorio - Paradiso by Dante Alighieri 4.09 avg rating — 173,516 ratings — published 1320 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iliad / The Odyssey by Homer 4.07 avg rating — 84,229 ratings — published -800 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ilium (Ilium, #1) by Dan Simmons 4.04 avg rating — 32,514 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women of Troy (Women of Troy, #2) by Pat Barker 3.83 avg rating — 29,250 ratings — published 2021 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Olympos (Ilium, #2) by Dan Simmons 3.95 avg rating — 20,680 ratings — published 2005 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord of the Silver Bow (Troy, #1) by David Gemmell 4.34 avg rating — 16,184 ratings — published 2005 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars