Behind the Name: Comments for the name Achilles

Comments for ACHILLES:

A song by Led Zeppelin goes by the name "Achilles Last Stand". It is sang with great emotion; focussing on Apocolypse or even death.

-- rosco kid 5/11/2006

Achilles is a character in Orson Scott Card's book Ender's Shadow. He was kind of a psychopath. His name was pronounced ah-SHEEL, though, according to the book.

-- Anonymous User 5/26/2007

In Orson Scott Card's Bean series, Achilles (pronounced ah-SHEEL in that case) was the main antagonist.

-- xxmidori 4/15/2009

Key: Meaning/History Usage Pronunciation Famous Bearer Personal Impression Other

Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.