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One of the most famous mythological stories is about the general Achilles. He was favored by the gods and was given amour and cloaks that rendered him undefeatable. During the Trojan War, the opposing army wanted to be able to defeat Achilles. They consulted the gods and told of the one place he was valnerable, the achilles, right above the heel. The story goes that the gods dipped him in gold, but the achilles was not placed in the gold because that is where Zeus had to hold him. The opposition then got a snake and the snake bit Achilles in the heel, thus, destroying him.