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Achilles is the name of the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War. Namesakes of the hero include—

a trilogy of plays written by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus, following the feats of the hero during the war.
a tendon in the leg, often informally called "the Achilles."
588 Achilles, the first-discovered of the Trojan asteroids.
the town Achilles, Kansas.

Other people with the same name include—

the Greek writer Achilles Tatius.
the fictional character Achilles de Flandres from Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game Series.

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AchillesFor other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Achilles grandson of Aeacus (Αχιλλευς Αιακιδης, Akhilleus Aiakides, also transliterated as	Achilles heelIn Greek mythology, Achilles is made invunerable by being dipped in the river Styx by his mother, Thetis. However, his mother held him by the heel, and eventually Achilles was felled by an arrow that hit this unprotected part. Today the term Achilles' hee	Achilles' tendonThe Achilles' tendon or heel tendo Achillis or the calcaneal tendon tendo calcaneus is a tendon of the posterior leg. It serves to attach the gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (heel) bone. Achilles' heel is also a common expression
Achilles de FlandresAchilles de Flandres is a character in Orson Scott Card's Shadow series, part of the universe created in the novel and short story Ender's Game''. Achilles appears in the novels Ender's Shadow Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets''. He may be consider	Achilles TatiusAchilles Tatius of Alexandria, Greek rhetorician, author of the erotic romance, The Adventures of Leucippe and Cleitophon flourished about 450, perhaps later. The Suda who alone calls him "Statius", says that he became a Christian and eventually a bishop	Achilles, KansasAchilles (pronounced uh-chill-us is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas. Its heyday began in the 1870s but ended in roughly 1915 because the railroad bypassed Achilles and with more use of the automobile, Achilles declined. Most of the businesses were
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