Achilles heel and Achilles tendon

possessives apostrophe

We don't use an apostrophe because the tendon and heel in question do not belong to Achilles the slayer of Hector in the Iliad, but to someone else. The name "Achilles" is a noun functioning as an adjective in that sentence. Compare brick oven, Trek bicycle, macadam surface, etc.

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