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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' | ||||||||
| 33% | 8 | Eponymous figure in Greek mythology who represents futility | ||||||
noun • (Greek legend) a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again | ||||||||
| 33% | 7 | Eponymous figure of culinary art in Roman history | ||||||
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Updated: October 11, 2023
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