Patroclus is a dynamic character. At the beginning he is weak and shy; because he is rejected by so many people, he is desperate for love. His relationship with
Patroclus was a pretty powerful guy, despite being mortal. When Zeus found out that Thetis had given Patroclus the most delicate things in the world, he made sure to provide him with all of his powers too. That's why Patroclus could walk underwater without breathing – since he was part sea nymph after all!
A former prince and Achilles's lover, Patroclus is the novel's narrator. He is fundamentally kind, which leads his father to dislike him. Patroclus's mother was intellectually disabled, and his father believes that both Patroclus and his mother were weak.
Patroclus' story is most famously told in Homer's (c. 750 BCE) Iliad, a retelling of the great Trojan War and one of the most epic stories of all time. He is portrayed as a kind and loyal man, loved by his comrades and cherished by Achilles.
As a warrior, Patroclus was not considered one of the greats like his best friend Achilles, but Patroclus played a major role in the Greek victory over the Trojan host.
His own arrogance and desire for glory proved his downfall.
Finally, if Achilles had joined the battle from the beginning, Patroclus might not have died. His quarrel with Agamemnon over the captured slave Briseis led him to sulk and refuse to participate in the war.
He smelled like almonds and earth.
Description. In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Patroclus was illustrated as ". . . handsome and powerfully built. His eyes were gray.
In Patroclus's own words, he is slender and has both dark hair and dark eyes. Additionally, we know he is a Greek and hails from Opus, where he was a prince and the son of Menoetius.
During the Trojan War, aside from the renowned Greek physicians, Machaon and Podalirius, sons of Asclepius, another two heroes, Achilles and Patroclus, are reported to have been capable of providing medical care to the wounded in the Greek camp.
Patroclus returns to Achilles' camp, crying with pity for the Achaean losses. Achilles tells him he has no reason to grieve, saying that Agamemnon's men are “repaid for their offenses.” Patroclus replies that Achilles' anger is too stubborn.
Though never specified it can be inferred that Patroclus is gay. Deidama was heartbroken and jealous of Achilles's love for Patroclus, Deidameia summons Patroclus to have sex with her, which he does; he notes that she seemed to want something more from him, which he was unable to provide. .
Achilles and Patroclus are only 16 years old when they sail off with the allied troops of the Greek kingdoms, commanded by King Agamemnon, to try to reclaim beautiful Helen, wife of Agamemnon's brother, King Menelaus, who has either eloped with or been kidnapped by Paris, a son of King Hiram of Troy.
Patroclus is about 140.4 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the U.S. state of Connecticut.
Affinity. If given Nectar, Patroclus will give you the Broken Spearpoint. Patroclus' affinity gauge is maxed out at 8 hearts, requiring 6 Nectar and 2 Ambrosia.
There is a moment when Briseis tells Patroclus that he is the best of the Greeks and than after Patroclus dies Achilles states he was the best of all of us.
In the cases of the art you have shown here, the leftmost one is likely a rendition of Madeline Miller's "Song of Achilles" where Achilles has tan skin and blonde hair, and Patroclus has dark skin & hair both.
Just as Achilles does not eat, he does not sleep during his suffering: he cries for Patroclus every night “and sleep, before whom all things bow, could take no hold upon him” (Iliad 24.4–5).
Patroclus, wearing Achilles' armour, drives all the Trojans out of the Greek camp and right back to the city of Troy. Even Hector flees. Zeus wakes up to find his plan in disarray. He sees Hera and Athene, the two Trojan-hating goddesses, urging the Greeks onwards against the Trojans.
Meanwhile, in the Achaean camp, the men begin their mourning for Patroclus. Achilles has men clean Patroclus's wounds to prepare him for burial, though he vows not to bury him until he has slain Hector. Thetis goes to Hephaestus's mansion and begs him to make Achilles a new set of armor.
Patroclus accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War. When Achilles refused to fight, Patroclus begged him to let him wear his armour, and so, dressed as Achilles, but without the hero's valour, Patroclus was unevenly matched when he fought Hector, and so, he died. Menelaus recovered the corpse of Patroclus.
Patroclus's Last Words
''...had twenty such men as you attacked me, all of them would have fallen before my spear. Fate and the son of Leto have overpowered me, and among mortal men Euphorbus; you are yourself third only in the killing of me.
The Dice. Patroclus's dice symbolize the ancient Greeks' flawed understanding of honor. As a young child, Patroclus accidentally kills a young boy, Clysonymus, when Clysonymus tries to steal the dice.
Though Patroclus refuses, he wonders if he could have loved her if he'd never met Achilles. Briseis is extremely beautiful, deeply intelligent, and funny. She admires Patroclus for his bravery and kindness and dislikes Achilles for his pride and his relationship with Patroclus.
Patroclus's mother is King Menoitius's wife; she's implied to be intellectually disabled. Menoitius married her when she was only 14 due to her large dowry. But after Patroclus is born, she has little influence over his upbringing and sometimes doesn't even recognize him.