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Achilles' tendon
Associated persons:
Achilles Achilles
Description:
The tendon of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles of the leg – connects the calf muscles to the heel. It lies at the only part of Achilles’ body that was still vulnerable after his mother had dipped him holding him by the heel) into the river Styx.
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