Achilles' heel

heel of the mythical Greek hero Achilles which is his only weak spot
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Achilles' heel

Summary

Achilles' heel is a mythical entity[1]. It draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_entity category, ranking #2 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Achilles' heel's image is recorded as Detail of Achilles thniskon.JPG[3].
  • Achilles' heel's instance of is recorded as mythical entity[4].
  • Achilles' heel's instance of is recorded as heel[5].
  • Achilles' heel's instance of is recorded as idiom derived from Greco-Roman mythology[6].
  • Achilles is named after Achilles' heel[7].
  • Achilles' heel's part of is recorded as Achilles[8].
  • Achilles' heel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/021h5p[9].
  • Achilles' heel's has cause is recorded as Achilles dipped in the river Styx[10].
  • Achilles' heel's different from is recorded as Achilles tendon[11].
  • Achilles' heel's Quora topic ID is recorded as Achilles-Heel-2[12].
  • Achilles' heel's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as idioom/achilleshiel[13].
  • Achilles' heel's Lex ID is recorded as akilleshæl[14].
  • Achilles' heel's The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID is recorded as achilles_heel[15].
  • Achilles' heel's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Talon_d'Achille[16].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Achilles' heel include Achillesaurus[17], a fossil taxon[18].

Why It Matters

Achilles' heel draws 687 Wikipedia views per month (mythical_entity category, ranking #2 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for it include Achillesaurus[17], a fossil taxon[18].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Achilles' heel. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/achilles-heel
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_achilles-heel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Achilles' heel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/achilles-heel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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