Patroclus

has plagued both scholars and readers alike is whether the “love” that Achilles references in the Iliad for Patroclus, his closest companion, was heterosexual or homosexual. Homer never explicitly states the nature of their relationship in his epic poem, but he leaves many hints and clues. Through reading and analysis, it is abundantly clear that the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus was of a homosexual nature, due to events that take place in the story and the societal aspects of the…

and Aristotle had quite different views of courage, as Homer 's definition focused more on hyper-masculinity instead of virtue and nobility. Aristotle viewed courage as less of a heroic act and more of a trait of human nature. Homer 's character Patroclus in The Iliad showed…

when his lover, Patroclus is killed by Hector. Achilles rage starts to build up and he goes to war with Hector and kills him, and afterwards shaming his physical body. Achilles continues to abuse Hector even after he dies. Although Hector has dies, his physical body is still undergoing punishments and suffering. Homer uses the word, “shaming” to show that what Achilles is doing to Hector is shameful and will be seen as a disgrace to the Trojans. Not only does Hector kill Patroclus, but he also…

pieces of the homosexual culture of Greek society comes from Homer’s The Iliad with his account of the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus. The exact date of Homer’s authoring of The Iliad lies around 760 BC, placing it in the center of ancient Greek society. Achilles is so distraught with the passing of Patroclus he proclaims “… my dear comrade Patroclus has fallen, he whom I valued more than all others, and loved as dearly as my own life?”…

Achilles’ sorrows range from having a horrific fate to having to deal with the loss of his most beloved comrade – Patroclus. Homer constructs the poem in such a manner that readers can relate to Achilles through his mother and further understand his sadness and feel empathy towards him. Homer presented Achilles’ mother to be regretting her child’s existence, which is…

Even some of the gods have weaknesses in all their glory, for example Zeus did not want to anger any of the goddesses so he made Paris give the golden apple to one of them. Some of the character that have the biggest flaws are Achilles, Paris, and Patroclus. The first character whose greatest strength was also his weakness is Achilles. In the Iliad Achilles has more strengths and than weaknesses, but his weakness in the end is what gets him killed. One of his strengths is that he is an…

Achilles experiences great change throughout the poem, from stubborn to devastated to avengement seeking, all because his good friend and comrade, Patroclus, was killed in battle. Before Patroclus dies the author uses indirect characterization to describe Achilles as arrogant. The first time Achilles is indirectly portrayed as arrogant before Patroclus’ death is when Achilles is letting all of his comrades die. The text states ““I…

strong the relationship is between warriors; Achilles and Patroclus. Within this relationship we see men exerting their will in regards to lives, their relationship, and ultimately how they die. Although the Gods, like Zeus put the characters in difficult positions and have most of the power in the poem, the…

these battle scenes is the battle between Patroclus and Hector. The scene begins with the death of Hector’s charioteer, Cebriones. Cebriones is thrown off of the chariot to his death. Patroclus mocks his death, complementing the deceased Cebriones on his dive, before leaping at the corpse “Like a lion who has been wounded in the chest / As he ravishes a farmstead, and his own valor / destroys him.” (Book 16, p. 281, ln. 786-788). Homer compares Patroclus to a lion to convey the animalistic…

Achilles had not only the social responsibility of protecting his warriors and his best friend Patroclus, but also the personal responsibility of seeing his own life through. His new responsibility became to avenge the death of Patroclus and hopefully put an end to the Trojan War itself. Achilles was able to return to the Trojan War but not of his own free will. Achilles was given reason to come back to the Trojan…