 It was named after Achilles, the legendary hero from Greek mythology and central figure in Homer's "Iliad" which tells the accounts of the Trojan War "(also see 5700 Homerus and 6604 Ilias)".As an infant, Achilles was plunged in the River Styx by his mother Thetis "(also see 17 Thetis)", thus rendering his body invulnerable excepting the heel by which he was held.He slew Hector ("see also 624 Hektor"), the greatest Trojan warrior.