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What does Patroclus mean?

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Proper noun
  1. (Greek) A character in the Iliad, known for his close relationship to Achilles.
Name
  1. A male given name of Old English origin.
    1. (meaning, history) From Shakespeare's play Troilus & Cressida.
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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.
Patroclus and Automedon, having one mind, to fight in the front of the Myrmidons.
He also conversed with the ill-fated Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Achilles.
Patroclus leads the Myrmidons into battle and arrives as the Trojans set fire to the first ships.
The plates are phototype reproductions from photographs of Patroclus, taken in action by Baldwin Coolidge.
Thus all night long did the Myrmidons gather round Achilles to mourn Patroclus.

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