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noun • a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel' | ||||||||
| 36% | 7 | Ancient Greek hero who was placed among the stars as a constellation | ||||||
noun • (Greek mythology) king of Ethiopia and husband of Cassiopeia • a faint constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the pole star | ||||||||
| 24% | 13 | Considered a national hero among the Lakota Sioux | ||||||
noun • a chief of the Sioux who resisted the invasion of the Black Hills and joined Sitting Bull in the defeat of General Custer at Little Bighorn (1849-1877) | ||||||||
Hero Fell Among Stars Crossword Clue
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ACHILLES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ACHILLES
Updated: October 14, 2023
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