Mythological References
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- A vulnerable spot
- Achilles Heel
- A quarrel between two people in which progress in an important enterprise is delayed
- Achilles-Agamemnon Episode
- An eminent hero
- An Achilles
- A person who withdraws from participation in an important undertaking because of some personal grievance
- A sulking Achilles
- Phrase meaning "he is not equal to the task"
- "He cannot bend Ulysses' bow"
- A tale of wild adventure
- An Odyssey
- Phrase meaning a fatal gift which is presented under a friendly guise
- "A case of the Greeks bearing gifts"
- A skilled liar
- A Sinon
- One who is clever in devising schemes
- A Ulysses
- Words which foretell evil and are not heeded
- A Cassandra utterance
- To fight with amazing boldness or work with unusual energy
- To fight (or work) like a Trojan
- To annoy a person
- To hector a person
- Two well-matched contestants
- When Greek meets Greek
- A woman of surpassing beauty or charm
- A Helen
- A handsome youth
- A Ganymede
- To play tricks
- to cut up didoes
- A cause for dispute
- An apple of discord
- A wife who remains faithful to her husband in spite of his long absense; also one who displays the traditional virtues of the housewife
- A Penelope
- A faithful friend
- A fidus Achates
- A seemingly impossible task
- An Augean task