The Greek story of Achilles' heel is the one Homer tells in the long poem called "The Iliad." Here is how the story goes. When Achilles was a baby his mother bathed him in the river Styx. She believed the river had magical powers. Bathing her son in its waters, she thought, would make Achilles immortal, deathless, like a god.___________________________在希腊故事里,阿基里斯的脚踝来源于荷马史诗伊利亚特.故事里是这样说的: 在阿基里斯还是个婴儿的时候,他的母亲将他的身体浸入冥河里沐浴.她坚信冥河的河水有着神奇的力量.她的儿子在这水里洗过澡,就会像神一样,刀枪不入,永生不死.____________________________
