Achilles’ heel wound
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Achilles’ heel wound is the legendary fatal injury to the otherwise invulnerable Greek hero Achilles, symbolizing a single critical weakness that leads to downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achilles’ heel wound canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural metaphor
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legendary injury ⓘ mythological event ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achilles
NERFINISHED
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Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | story of Thetis dipping Achilles in the River Styx ⓘ |
| exemplifies | the concept of a fatal flaw ⓘ |
| hasCause |
an arrow shot by Paris
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guidance from Apollo ⓘ |
| hasCulturalMeaning |
idiom in many modern languages
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metaphor for a person’s principal weakness ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
death of Achilles
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downfall of an otherwise invulnerable hero ⓘ |
| hasGenre | heroic myth ⓘ |
| hasLanguageVariant | Greek: Αχίλλειος πτέρνα (Achilleios pterna) ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
heel
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lower leg ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeRole |
explains how an invulnerable hero can die
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provides tragic resolution to Achilles’ story ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fate
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mortality ⓘ tragic flaw ⓘ vulnerability ⓘ |
| inspired |
use of the term “Achilles’ heel” in business discourse
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use of the term “Achilles’ heel” in literature ⓘ use of the term “Achilles’ heel” in political discourse ⓘ use of the term “Achilles’ heel” in psychology ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
example of fate overcoming strength
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warning against hubris ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | myths surrounding the Trojan War ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| refersTo | the fatal injury of the Greek hero Achilles ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Achilles tendon
NERFINISHED
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Achilles’ heel ⓘ Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
a single critical weakness
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human mortality ⓘ the idea that minor flaws can be fatal ⓘ the limits of invincibility ⓘ vulnerability in an otherwise strong entity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mythic age of the Trojan War ⓘ |
| usedAs |
allegory in moral and philosophical discussions
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rhetorical device to highlight risk or weakness ⓘ |
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