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Patroclus killed many Trojans and Trojan allies, including a son of Zeus, Sarpedon. [21]: p. 363, book 16, line 460 While fighting, Patroclus's wits were removed by Apollo, after which the spear of Euphorbos hit Patroclus. [23] Hector then kills Patroclus by stabbing him in the stomach with a spear. [21]: p. 373, book 16, lines 804–822
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.
Patroclus, the Thespian son of Heracles and Pyrippe, [1] daughter of King Thespius of Thespiae. [2] Patroclus and his 49 half-brothers were born of Thespius' daughters who were impregnated by Heracles in one night, [ 3 ] for a week [ 4 ] or in the course of 50 days [ 5 ] while hunting for the Cithaeronian lion . [ 6 ]
[1] [3] Macbeth is described as holding the title of dux, which would later mean a Duke, but at the time was closer to the Roman meaning of a war leader. This would suggest Macbeth was seen as a powerful figure in Scotland, [ 4 ] and the isolation of Moray caused by the Mounth allowed Macbeth and his predecessors as rulers of Moray to exercise ...
When Patroclus and Achilles appear, he calls them fools; Patroclus moves to strike him, but Achilles holds him off. They see the Greek commanders Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, and Diomedes approaching, accompanied by Ajax, and Achilles quickly retires to his tent. When Agamemnon asks to see him, Patroclus tells the general that Achilles is ill.
Only twelve days later, he faced Achilles in battle, during Achilles' terrible wrath after the death of Patroclus. Lycaon grasped Achilles' knees and begged for mercy, either in exchange for a ransom or in memory of Patroclus' gentle nature; however, neither argument swayed Achilles, who slew him without pity. [5] [6]
At Iliad 17.474-8, Automedon, Achilles' charioteer, states that only Patroclus was able to fully control these horses. When Xanthus was rebuked by the grieving Achilles for allowing Patroclus to be slain, Hera granted Xanthus human speech allowing the horse to say that a god had killed Patroclus and that a god would soon kill Achilles too.
In another passage of the Iliad, Zeus knows that his cherished son Sarpedon will be killed by Patroclus, but Zeus cannot prevent his fate. [45] In a later scene known as the kerostasia , Zeus appears as the arbiter of destiny, using a pair of scales to weigh Hector 's destiny and determining that he is fated to die.