Mother Of Achilles Crossword Clue

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	noun • (Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus
	45%	12		Achilles _______: Inflammation of the Achilles tendon
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	28%	8		Baby dunked by his mother in water turning cold
	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'

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New York Times27 Nov 1988	Down 85
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