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THE ACHILLES TENDON AND THE ACHILLES HEEL

Bruno Martinelli

Abstract

A widespread inaccuracy still
exists concerning the relation between
the heel-and the strongest
tendon in the human body-and the
name of demigod Achilles, the
hero of Homer's Iliad.
His mother, the Nereid Thetis,
who wanted to immortalize him;
only the heel by whtch she held
him was left rulnerable.
The meaning of Achilles tendon
is rather different; the corpse of
the Trojan hero Hector was secured,
through the strongest tendon
in his body, to Achilles'chariot
and then dragged around the city
walls.

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Hrčak ID:

102484

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/102484

Publication date:

23.12.2003.

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