A ‧ chil ‧ les /əˈkɪliːz/ BrE AmE
in ancient Greek stories, a ↑ hero who was protected by magic so that the only place where he could be hurt was his heel. He was the greatest Greek ↑ warrior in the Trojan War, and he killed the greatest of the Trojan warriors, Hector. But Hector's brother, Paris, then killed Achilles by wounding him in his heel. ⇨ ↑ Iliad