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In the story "The Godlike Achilles" from "What Happened Before the Iliad," why does Thetis dip Achilles into the river Styx?

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She hopes it will make him immortal.

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In the story "The Godlike Achilles" from "What Happened Before the-example-1
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To prevent his death, his mother Thetis took Achilles to the River Styx, which was supposed to offer powers of invulnerability, and dipped his body into the water; however, as Thetis held Achilles by the heel, his heel was not washed over by the water of the magical river.

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