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heel of achilles

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  1. Heel of Achilles

    When Thetis, the mother of Achilles, dipped her son in the River Styx to make him invulnerable the water laved every portion of his body save that by which she held him. It was accordingly in the heel that he received his mortal wound.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of heel of achilles in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of heel of achilles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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