This phrase originates from the story of Achilles, a powerful warrior in Greek mythology. His mother dipped him in the River Styx to make him invincible, but she held him by the heel, which remained vulnerable. This vulnerability led to his demise when Paris, a Trojan prince, shot him with an arrow in his heel.
Therefore, "Achilles' heel" symbolizes a person's or thing's weakness or vulnerable point, despite their overall strength or apparent invulnerability.