Achilles was a hero of the Trojan War. He was the son of a human king and a sea nymph. When Achilles was born, his mother was worried for his safety. She held him by his ankle and dipped him in the River Styx. The river’s water made it so nothing could hurt him. But he could still hurt the ankle that never touched the water.

Achilles grew to be the strongest, bravest, and most handsome warrior in the Greek army. He was never defeated in battle during the Trojan War. But after it was done, the Prince of Troy, Paris, shot him in the ankle and killed him as an act of revenge. Apollo had told Paris where Achilles could be hurt.