"Achilles" by Carol Ann Duffy

Why was Achilles’s tendon his weakness? Duffy’s poem reminded me of my lack of knowledge, so I did some research. While trying to make him immortal, his mother, a nymph named Thetis, dipped him in the River Styx by holding his left ankle. Because the mystic river did not touch his left ankle, it was susceptible to mortal wounds. This ended up being his downfall during the Trojan War.




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