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However, none of the sources before Statius make any reference to this general invulnerability. To the contrary, in the IliadHomer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelagon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood".
nargil, you might be interested here, about Achilles' invulnerability:QuoteHowever, none of the sources before Statius make any reference to this general invulnerability. To the contrary, in the IliadHomer mentions Achilles being wounded: in Book 21 the Paeonian hero Asteropaeus, son of Pelagon, challenged Achilles by the river Scamander. He cast two spears at once, one grazed Achilles' elbow, "drawing a spurt of blood".source:www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilleslook under birth and early yearsedit: also, the nemean lion was supposed to be invulnerable.. Heracles strangled it to death, flayed it's skin, and made it his armor
About the Nemean Lion pelt - yeah, its impenetrable, but it doesnt cover Heracles completely.
To me, its a story about Man's inner struggle on the path to divinity. More like a religion... Nemean Lion, Hydra, Augean Stables... they all mean something else. But that's offtopic and just my thoughts.