What is "achilles heel"

n. 1 A vulnerability in an otherwise strong situation. 2 (context anatomy English) The Achilles' tendon, the ''tendo Achillis''.

Achilles Heel (also known as Pedro the Lion's Achilles Heel) is the fourth and final album by indie rock band Pedro the Lion. It was released on May 25, 2004, on Jade Tree Records. The cover artwork was by Jesse LeDoux. It reached #26 on the Top Heatseekers and #24 on the Top Independent Albums charts.

Achilles Heel may refer to:

• Achilles' heel, a metaphor for a fatal weakness in spite of overall strength
• Achilles Heel (album), music by Pedro the Lion
• Achilles Heel (hill), off Antarctica
• "Achilles' heel", narrative of fatal wound to warrior Achilles
• "Achilles Heel" is a single by Toploader, originally released in 1999 and re-released in 2000
• "Achilles Heel" (Homeland), an episode of the TV series Homeland

Achilles Heel is a snow-covered hill, high, in the center of the col between Mount Helen and Mount Achilles in the Achaean Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1955 and so named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) due to its position in relation to Mount Achilles.

Category:Hills of Graham Land Category:Landforms of the Palmer Archipelago

"Achilles Heel" is the eighth episode of the first season of the psychological thriller TV series Homeland. It originally aired on Showtime on November 20, 2011.

As Carrie and Saul reel from the news that Walker is alive, the intelligence community clashes on the best way to capture him; Brody learns a shocking truth about his captivity.