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I remember studying Propertius with him, and the visit of the dead Cynthia, her bones grinding, the reference to the unburied Patroclus.
One of her greatest challenges in writing the story was finding the right voice for Patroclus.
The Trojans are routed by the sudden onslaught, and Patroclus begins his assault by killing the Trojan hero Sarpedon.
Patroclus is set upon by Apollo and Euphorbos, and is finally killed by Hector.
Previously existing myths, such as those of Achilles and Patroclus, also then were cast in a pederastic light.
Here, Patroclus alludes to fated death by Hector's hand, and Hector's fated death by Achilles's hand.
Again, the Wrath of Achilles turns the war's tide in seeking vengeance when Hector kills Patroclus.
Patroclus leads the Myrmidons into battle and arrives as the Trojans set fire to the first ships.
Alexander and lifelong pal Hephaistion make a lot of goo-goo eyes at each other and talk a lot about the love of warriors Achilles and Patroclus.
Achilles relents and lends Patroclus his armor, but sends him off with a stern admonition not to pursue the Trojans, lest he take Achilles' glory.
Trojan asteroid Hector may be a binary or a rubble pile and the density of Patroclus is similar to that of water, indicating that it also may be a rubble pile.
Examples from Classical Literature
Euphorbus, attempting to despoil Patroclus of his armour, is slain by Menelaus.
Patroclus lies among the ships, unburied, unwept, and shall I forget him in this hour of triumph?
Thus all night long did the Myrmidons gather round Achilles to mourn Patroclus.
Patroclus and Automedon, having one mind, to fight in the front of the Myrmidons.
Hector let the other Danaans alone and killed no man, but drove straight at Patroclus.
The plates are phototype reproductions from photographs of Patroclus, taken in action by Baldwin Coolidge.
As a cow stands lowing over her first calf, even so did yellow-haired Menelaus bestride Patroclus.
But Patroclus, devising evils against the Trojans, rushed on.
Him hath brazen Mars subdued with a spear at the hands of Patroclus.
Woe is me that I am fated to have Sarpedon, dearest of men to me, subdued at the hands of Patroclus the son of Menoetius.
He also conversed with the ill-fated Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Achilles.
Such fearful turmoil of men and horses did Jove on that day ordain round the body of Patroclus.
But the valiant heart of Patroclus, son of Mentius, aroused the Greeks.
Patroclus was enraged by the death of his comrade, and sped through the front ranks as swiftly as a hawk that swoops down on a flock of daws or starlings.
As upland shepherds that cannot chase some famished lion from a carcase, even so could not the two Ajaxes scare Hector son of Priam from the body of Patroclus.
Achilles makes this statement to Hector after mortally wounding him to avenge his friend, Patroclus, whom Hector had killed while Patroclus wore Achilles's armor.
Then Patroclus drew near to Achilles with tears welling from his eyes, as from some spring whose crystal stream falls over the ledges of a high precipice.
Patroclus carries away Lycaon to Lemnos and sells him as a slave, and out of the spoils Achilles receives Briseis as a prize, and Agamemnon Chryseis.
Patroclus then aimed in his turn, and the spear sped not from his hand in vain, for he hit Sarpedon just where the midriff surrounds the ever-beating heart.
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