| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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| Army: The Myrmidons followed him to Troy. |
| Death of: It was Paris who wounded Achilles in the heel with an arrow (a post-Homeric story). |
| Father: Peleus (2 syl.), King of Thessaly. |
| Friend: Patroclos. |
| Horses: Balios (= swift-footed) and Xanthos (= chestnut-coloured), endowed with human speech. |
| Mistress in Troy: Hippodamia, surnamed Briseis (2 syl.). |
| Mother: Thetis, a sea goddess. |
Son: Pyrrhos, surnamed Neoptol mos (= the new warrior). |
| Tomb: In Sigœum, over which no bird ever flies.—Pliny, x. 29. |
| Tutors: First, Phœnix, who taught him the elements; then Chiron the centaur. |
| Wife: Deidamia. (5 syl.) De-i-da-my’-ah. | |
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