Why did Achilles' mother not dip his heel?
She dips his young son into the River Styx. As a result, his son will be both immortal and invulnerable. As Thetis holds her son by his heel, it is not immersed by the water of Styx. Eventually, a poisoned arrow shot by Paris, the son of King Priam, hits Achilles' heel and ends the life of this great hero.
She dips his young son into the River Styx. As a result, his son will be both immortal and invulnerable. As Thetis holds her son by his heel, it is not immersed by the water of Styx. Eventually, a poisoned arrow shot by Paris, the son of King Priam, hits Achilles' heel and ends the life of this great hero.
