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  2. Patroclus - Wikipedia

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    When the tide of the war turned against the Achaeans, Patroclus, disguised as Achilles and defying his orders to retreat in time, led the Myrmidons in battle against the Trojans and was eventually killed by the Trojan prince, Hector. Enraged by Patroclus's death, Achilles ended his refusal to fight, resulting in significant Greek victories.

  3. Patroclus of Troyes - Wikipedia

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    His passion story is in many parts an adoption of the Passio of Symphorianus of Autun. [2] The "Passio sancti Patrocli Trecensis" attributes Patroclus's death to the Emperor Aurelian. When Patroclus refused to worship the Roman gods, the emperor ordered him taken to water and there beheaded, so that his body might not rest in peace on dry land.

  4. Achilles and Patroclus - Wikipedia

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    Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the Trojan War.In the Iliad, Homer describes a deep and meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is tender toward Patroclus, but callous and arrogant toward others.

  5. Achilles - Wikipedia

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    Patroclus succeeds in pushing the Trojans back from the beaches, but is killed by Hector before he can lead a proper assault on the city of Troy. After receiving the news of the death of Patroclus from Antilochus, the son of Nestor, Achilles grieves over his beloved companion's death. His mother Thetis comes to comfort the distraught Achilles.

  6. Ransom (Malouf novel) - Wikipedia

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    This story begins with Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus (who is described as his kinsman, cousin or lover in various books and films) during the Trojan War. Achilles, enraged at his friend's death, slays Hector , Patroclus' killer, and drags Hector's corpse behind a chariot around the walls of Troy and Patroclus' funeral pyre for the ...

  7. The Funeral Games of Patroclus - Wikipedia

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    The Funeral of Patroclus (1778) by Jacques-Louis David. The Funeral of Patroclus is a 1778 oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David.It shows the funeral of Patroclus during Trojan War, with his body and Achilles at the foot of the pyre and Hector resting on his chariot on the right.

  8. The Song of Achilles - Wikipedia

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    Drawing from this source material, Miller sought to write a story about who Patroclus was and what he meant to Achilles. [2] In addition to the Iliad , Miller drew inspiration from the writings of Ovid , Virgil , Sophocles , Apollodorus , Euripides , and Aeschylus , as well as accounts of Achilles's childhood friendship with Patroclus and his ...

  9. Achilleis (trilogy) - Wikipedia

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    The chorus was thus a group of Nereids, and the subject of the play involved Achilles and his Nereid mother Thetis, probably her mourning his imminent death and the acquisition of his new arms. In the Phrygians ( Φρύγες , Phrýges ) or Ransom of Hector (Ἕκτορος λύτρα, Héktoros lútra ), Priam and a chorus of Phrygians sought ...