Patroclus

American

[puh-troh-kluhs] / pəˈtroʊ kləs /

noun

Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.

Patroclus British

/ pəˈtrɒkləs /

noun

Greek myth a friend of Achilles, killed in the Trojan War by Hector. His death made Achilles return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

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And “Achilles & Patroclus,” composed by Erika Meyer with a libretto by James Theodore Washburn, takes place in Troy as Achilles remembers his life with Patroclus following Patroclus’ death.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023

Achilles and Patroclus repeatedly stress that they are, like, the best of comrades.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022

A former high school teacher with a master’s degree in classics, Ms. Miller’s most successful book is “The Song of Achilles,” a love story between two young men, Achilles and Patroclus.

From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

The final flyby, of Patroclus and Menoetius, won’t happen until 2033.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2021

And indeed for a time Patroclus fought as gloriously as that great hero himself could have done.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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