Achillean

Meaning

Adj

1. Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
2. Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
3. Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
4. Of or relating to Achilles Tatius, a Roman-era Greek writer.
5. Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
6. Of or relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between men, supposedly in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.

Noun

A fighter on the side of Achilles in the Trojan war; an Achaean.

Synonyms

invincible

invulnerable

unconquerable

Translations

aquileu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌækɪˈliːən/

Etymology

From Achilles + -an.