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What does Achilles mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
Name
  1. A male given name of Greek origin.
    1. (meaning, history) A handsome figure in Greek mythology.
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One of every six players studied was playing with ongoing pain in the Achilles tendon region, most often in the midportion of the tendon.
I've had a run of bad luck with illness and Achilles problems and now this.
This combination will challenge your balance, firm the glutes and thighs, and stretch the Achilles tendons and shin muscles.
In terms of simple military success, Achilles is 'the best of the Achaeans', or Greeks, but he takes the heroic code of honour to extremes.
Yet we hate the aching knees, ankles and Achilles tendons, the elaborate warm-up and warm-down times, the endless stretching.
Painful Achilles tendon is a syndrome that can affect people of all ages and activity levels.

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