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What was the the story Thetis told Achilles about helping Zeus

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Answer:He would die in the trojan war

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In Greek mythology, there's a story where Thetis, a sea nymph and the mother of Achilles, tells her son about a prophecy regarding Zeus, the king of the gods. Thetis knows that Achilles has the potential to be a great warrior and a formidable hero, but she is also aware of a prophecy that states that if Achilles fights in the Trojan War, he will die young but gain eternal glory.

To protect her son, Thetis hatches a plan to make Achilles immortal and invulnerable. She takes him to the River Styx, which was believed to grant invincibility when someone was dipped into its waters. Thetis holds Achilles by the heel and immerses him in the river, making every part of his body except for his heel invulnerable.

However, this act of immersing him in the River Styx also has a side effect. It leaves Achilles with a single vulnerable spot – his heel. This vulnerability ultimately leads to his downfall. During the Trojan War, Achilles is mortally wounded when Paris, with the guidance of the god Apollo, shoots him in the heel with an arrow. Achilles dies as a result of this wound, fulfilling the prophecy.

This is the famous story of Achilles and his vulnerable heel, which has become a symbol of a person's one fatal weakness, known as the "Achilles' heel."

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