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Achilles (Achilles)

Achilles was the greatest Greek fighter at Troy. His mother Thetis tried to protect him, and later stories say his heel was the one weak place.

Grades 6–8. Myth.

How it connects

His anger is the subject of Homer's Iliad.

Latin words that go with this card: miles, ira.

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