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Tuesday, November 5th, 2024
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Tendon Achilles
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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Name given to the tendon of the leg above the heel, so called as being the tendon by which Thetis held Achilles when she dipped him in the Styx, and where alone he was in consequence vulnerable.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tendon Achilles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tendon-achilles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Tendon Achilles'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​t/tendon-achilles.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.