Achilles and Patroclus
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achilles-and-patroclus-164-12476558
title:
Achilles and Patroclus
text:
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. Its exact nature—whether homosexual, a non-sexual deep friendship, or something else entirely—has been a subject of dispute in both the Classical period and modern times. Homer never explicitly casts the two
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Relationship in Classical Greece
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_and_Patroclus
date created:
2006-02-27T20:09:43Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T00:59:04Z
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