Motif
single vulnerable body part of otherwise protected hero
single_vulnerable_body_part_of_otherwise_protected_hero
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Warrior Imagery and Radiance. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8159-8258 confidence: high
Neptune asks Apollo to avenge Cygnus because the Destinies prevent him from doing so; Apollo enters the Trojan camp in disguise and directs Paris's arrow to Achilles' vulnerable heel.
Achilles is mortally wounded in the heel, described as the only vulnerable part of his body.
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