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Achilles and Patroclus
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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, meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patro
Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus
Achilles bandages the arm of Patroclus
Achilles mourning Patroclus, John Flaxman, 1795
Achilles mourning Patroclus, John Flaxman, 1795
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus (1855) by the Russian realist Nikolai Ge
Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus (1855) by the Russian realist Nikolai Ge
A Scene from Troilus and Cressida Angelica Kauffmann
A Scene from Troilus and Cressida Angelica Kauffmann
Iliad
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The Iliad is one of two major surviving ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern readers. Like the Odyssey, the poem
Achilles and 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, meaningful relationship between Achilles and Patroclus, where Achilles is tender toward Patroclus, but callous and arrogant…
Inscription containing lines 468–473 of Book I, dated to AD 400‍–‍500, from Egypt, on display at the British Museum
Inscription containing lines 468–473 of Book I, dated to AD 400‍–‍500, from Egypt, on display at the British Museum
Iliad, Book VIII, lines 245–253, Greek manuscript, late 5th, early 6th centuries AD
Iliad, Book VIII, lines 245–253, Greek manuscript, late 5th, early 6th centuries AD
Thetis at Hephaestus's forge waiting to receive Achilles's new weapons, fresco from Pompeii, 1st century
Thetis at Hephaestus's forge waiting to receive Achilles's new weapons, fresco from Pompeii, 1st century
A detail of fresco from the François Tomb at Vulci, showing the sacrifice of Trojan slaves. From left to right: Agamemnon, ghost of Patroclus, Vanth,
A detail of fresco from the François Tomb at Vulci, showing the sacrifice of Trojan slaves. From left to right: Agamemnon, ghost of Patroclus, Vanth, Achilles beheading a slave, Charun, Ajax the Great, a slave, Ajax the Lesser. 350–330 BC