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Patroclus
[ puh-troh-kluhs ]
noun
- Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
Patroclus
/ 辫蓹藞迟谤蓲办濒蓹蝉 /
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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Set to piano, the 25-minute chamber opera takes place after Patroclus鈥 death.
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The legend of Achilles retold through the lens of his friend Patroclus.
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There鈥檚 something perverse about this, I thought when I found Achilles and Patroclus preparing for battle a few minutes in.
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In the ancient Greek epic The Iliad, the hero Achilles loses his best friend Patroclus in battle and then inwardly tortures himself because he failed to shield Patroclus from harm.
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Achilles and Patroclus repeatedly stress that they are, like, the best of comrades.
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