Changes: Achilles (mythology)

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For the gladiator, please see Achilles (892-IV).

Achilles was a character in Greek mythology. He participated in the Trojan war according to Homer. He was nearly invulnerable except for one small part of his body, which finally cost him his life. Such a minor vulnerability on an otherwise invincible enemy became known as an Achilles' Heel.

In 2365, Doctor Katherine Pulaski described Data as "sulking like Achilles in his tent," after the android developed a fixation with his own fallibility following a Strategema defeat. (TNG: "Peak Performance")

In 2367, Beverly Crusher described the Borg's interdependency as their Achilles' heel. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

Later that year, Q described Vash as Captain Jean-Luc Picard's Achilles' heel, stating that he would have appeared as a female if he had known sooner. (TNG: "Qpid")

Leonardo da Vinci was contracted to paint a portrait of a local Cardinal's nephew under the conditions that the individual be depicted in the heroic mode of an Hercules or an Achilles. The end result was described as having made the "young fool of a nephew look far more heroic than nature ever intended." Da Vinci described the feat as "an act on my part far greater than anything accomplished by Hercules or Achilles!" (VOY: "Scorpion")

Henry Janeway once pointed out to his son Jason Janeway that none of the classic heroes had come from nuclear families – in fact, Hercules, Achilles and Odysseus were all products of single parent upbringings. (VOY: "11:59")

In the non-canon novelization of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's final episode "What You Leave Behind", Commander Kira Nerys calls the cargo bay doors of Dominion Headquarters the Dominion's "Achilles hell." Although she is corrected by Elim Garak, she is sure her pronunciation is correct.

External links

Achilles at Wikipedia
Achilles' heel at Wikipedia

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+{{disambiguation|the gladiator|Achilles (892-IV)}}
-'''Achilles''' was a character in [[Greek mythology]]. He participated in the [[war]] which destroyed [[Troy]] according to [[Homer]]. He was nearly invulnerable except for one small part of his body, which finally costed him his life. Such a minor vulnerability on an otherwise invincible enemy became known as an '''Achilles' Heel'''.
+'''Achilles''' was a character in [[Greek mythology]]. He participated in the [[Troy|Trojan]] [[war]] according to [[Homer]]. He was nearly invulnerable except for one small part of his body, which finally cost him his life. Such a minor vulnerability on an otherwise invincible enemy became known as an '''Achilles' Heel'''.
-In [[2365]], [[Doctor]] [[Katherine Pulaski]] described [[Data]] as “''sulking like Achilles in his tent''”, after the [[android]] developed a fixation with his own fallibility following a [[Stratagema]] defeat. ({{TNG|Peak Performance}})
+In [[2365]], [[Doctor]] [[Katherine Pulaski]] described [[Data]] as "''sulking like Achilles in his tent,''" after the [[android]] developed a fixation with his own fallibility following a [[Strategema]] defeat. ({{TNG|Peak Performance}})
+In [[2367]], [[Beverly Crusher]] described the [[Borg]]'s interdependency as their Achilles' heel. ({{TNG|The Best of Both Worlds, Part II}})
-[[Leonardo da Vinci]] was contracted to paint a portrait of a local [[Cardinal]]'s nephew under the conditions that the individual be depicted in the heroic mode of an [[Hercules]] or an Achilles. The end result was described as having made the "young fool of a nephew look far more heroic than nature ever intended." Da Vinci described the feat as "an act on my part far greater than anything accomplished by Hercules or Achilles!" ({{VOY|Scorpion}})
+Later that year, [[Q]] described [[Vash]] as [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]]'s Achilles' heel, stating that he would have appeared as a female if he had known sooner. ({{TNG|Qpid}})
-[[Henry Janeway]] once pointed out to his son [[Jason Janeway]] that none of the classic heroes had come from nuclear families -- in fact, [[Hercules]], Achilles and [[Odysseus]] were all products of single parent upbringings. ({{VOY|11:59}})
-{{bginfo|In the non-[[canon]] [[What You Leave Behind (novel)|novelization]] of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''{{'}}s final episode {{e|What You Leave Behind}}, [[Commander]] [[Kira Nerys]] calls the [[cargo bay]] doors of [[Dominion Headquarters]] the Dominion's "Achilles [[hell]]". Although she is corrected by [[Elim Garak]], she is sure her pronunciation is correct.}}
+[[Leonardo da Vinci]] was contracted to paint a portrait of a local [[Cardinal]]'s nephew under the conditions that the individual be depicted in the heroic mode of an [[Hercules]] or an Achilles. The end result was described as having made the "''young fool of a nephew look far more heroic than nature ever intended.''" Da Vinci described the feat as "''an act on my part far greater than anything accomplished by Hercules or Achilles!''" ({{VOY|Scorpion}})
-==External link==
+[[Henry Janeway]] once pointed out to his son [[Jason Janeway]] that none of the classic heroes had come from nuclear families &ndash; in fact, [[Hercules]], Achilles and [[Odysseus]] were all products of single parent upbringings. ({{VOY|11:59}})
+{{bginfo|In the non-[[canon]] [[What You Leave Behind (novel)|novelization]] of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''{{'}}s final episode {{e|What You Leave Behind}}, [[Commander]] [[Kira Nerys]] calls the [[cargo bay]] doors of [[Dominion Headquarters]] the Dominion's "Achilles [[hell]]." Although she is corrected by [[Elim Garak]], she is sure her pronunciation is correct.}}
+==External links==
 * {{wikipedia|Achilles}}
+* {{wikipedia|Achilles' heel}}
 [[fr:Achille]]
 [[Category:Mythology]]
 [[Category:Humans]]
+[[Category:Military personnel]]