Allusion #1 Mythology and Legend Achilles’ Heel Background
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Allusion #1 Mythology and Legend Achilles’ Heel Background: This term is from Greek Mythology. According to myth, when Achilles was a baby, his mother dipped him in the river Styx because the waters from this river gave immortality to humans. His mother held him by his heel, so that was the only place on his body not touched by water. From then on, Achilles’ heel was his one area of vulnerability. Eventually, Achilles was killed during the Trojan War when a poisoned arrow struck his heel. Today’s Definition: A reference to a person’s area of particular vulnerability. Sentence: For many teenagers, the heart can become their Achilles’ heel as it is easily broken and with difficulty mended. Grammatical Concept: Use, label, and underline a prepositional phrase in your original sentence. Original Sentence: ________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Directory: mtnview -> staff -> mgorr -> class1 -> links -> files staff -> Meet your fellow greeks! staff -> The Art of War By Sun Tzu Study Guide Directions: Read each chapter closely. Answer staff -> Name period staff -> "Superman and Me" April 19, 1998 staff -> The Norse Creation Myth staff -> Lecture Notes From Summer Institutes staff -> Gun Control: Future Hangs on Misunderstood Majority of Gun Owners files -> The preamble of the Federal Constitution says files -> Atrocious adj extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal augury Share with your friends:
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