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      • With his dying breath, Patroclus declared that he would have been successful if the gods had not betrayed him and warned Hector and the Trojans that Achilles would avenge him.
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  2. 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.

  3. Sep 14, 2022 · Patroclus and Achilles had a one-of-a-kind relationship, and it was one of the major themes in Homer’s epic novel, The Iliad. Their closeness triggered a debate on what kind of relationship they had and how it affected events in Greek mythology. Continue reading to find out more about it.

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    At the Achaean camp, Achilles and the Myrmidons continue their mourning for Patroclus. Achilles finally begins to accept food, but he still refuses to wash until he has buried Patroclus. That night, his dead companion appears to him in a dream, begging Achilles to hold his funeral soon so that his soul can enter the land of the dead. The next day, ...

    The day after, following the burial of Patrocluss bones, Achilles holds a series of competitions in Patrocluss honor. Marvelous prizes are offered, and both the commanders and the soldiers compete. The events include boxing, wrestling, archery, and a chariot race, which Diomedes wins with some help from Athena. Afterward, Achilles considers strippi...

    Achilles continues mourning Patroclus and abusing Hectors body, dragging it around his dead companions tomb. Apollo, meanwhile, protects Hectors corpse from damage and rot and staves off dogs and scavengers. Finally, on the twelfth day after Hectors death, Apollo persuades Zeus that Achilles must let Hectors body be ransomed. Zeus sends Thetis to b...

    The games at Patrocluss funeral serve primarily as a buffer between two climactic eventsthe death of Hector and his burial. Accordingly, they serve little purpose in the storys plot. Some of the competitions, however, especially the chariot race, provide some drama, but none of the events of Book 24 hinge on their outcome. In a scene that strongly ...

  4. The king selects some of the Achaeans’ best men, including Odysseus, Great Ajax, and Phoenix, to communicate the proposal to Achilles. The embassy finds Achilles playing the lyre in his tent with his dear friend Patroclus. Odysseus presents Agamemnon’s offer, but Achilles rejects it directly.

  5. Achilles then dons his armor and mounts his chariot. As he does so, he chastises his horses, Roan Beauty and Charger, for leaving Patroclus on the battlefield to die. Roan Beauty replies that it was not he but a god who let Patroclus die and that the same is fated for Achilles.

  6. In the night, the ghost of Patroclus appears before Achilles, asking him to complete the funeral so that Patroclus may pass into the world of the dead. Patroclus asks for his bones to be buried together with Achilles’, so that they may never be separated.

  7. Patroclus replies that Achillesanger is too stubborn. Patroclus asks if he can go into battle in Achilles’ place, wearing Achilles’ armor in order to demoralize the Trojans. Achilles’ pride and anger toward Agamemnon are extreme, and even the deaths of many of his comrades fails to move him.