Achilles

Achilles was a Greek hero.

Birth Myths
After Achilles was born, his mother, Thetis, tried to make him immortal by either dipping him in the River Styx or feeding him ambrosia and placing him in the fire to burn off his mortality. In the River Styx myth, Achilles' one weak point became the spot where Thetis held him in the water, on his heel, and in the fire myth, Achilles' father walked in on Thetis placing him on the fire and stopped her, causing her to storm off and never return.

Telephus
While traveling to Troy for the Trojan War, the Greeks accidentally stopped at Mysia, which was ruled by King Telephus. Achilles battled with Telephus and Telephus was given a wound that wouldn't heal. Telephus went to an oracle and it told him to find the one who wounded him to heal him. Achilles healed him and he became their guide for their voyage to Troy. In other versions of the story, Achilles held Orestes for ransom. Odysseus told him that the spear had inflicted the wound so it must be the thing to heal Telephus. Parts of the spear were scraped off and into the wound so his wound was healed.

Relationships

 * Parents: Peleus and Thetis