Which hero was nearly invincible except for one vulnerable spot?
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Correct answer: Achilles
Achilles was rendered nearly invulnerable when his mother Thetis dipped him in the river Styx, but his heel — where she held him — remained unprotected. An arrow to that spot eventually killed him during the Trojan War.
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