At Troy, Achilles becomes the unstoppable hero of the Greek army, while Patroclus serves as his companion, aide, and moral compass. The war drags on for nine years. The central conflict ignites when Agamemnon, the Greek commander, takes Achilles’s war prize, Briseis (a woman Patroclus has befriended). Enraged, Achilles withdraws from battle.
“I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.” “Eu nunca o deixarei. Será assim, sempre, enquanto ele me permitir.” Report prepared for literary analysis purposes. A cancao de Aquiles
Against all odds, the two become inseparable friends and, eventually, lovers. They train together under the centaur Chiron, and their bond deepens into a profound, tender romance. At Troy, Achilles becomes the unstoppable hero of
Without Achilles, the Greeks suffer terrible losses. Patroclus, desperate to save their comrades, dons Achilles’s armor and leads the Myrmidons into battle. He performs heroically but is killed by the Trojan prince Hector. Enraged, Achilles withdraws from battle
When Helen of Sparta is abducted (or elopes), the Greek kings are summoned to sail for Troy. Thetis, Achilles’s divine mother (a sea nymph), knowing that her son will die if he goes to Troy, disguises him as a woman on the island of Scyros. Patroclus finds him, and Achilles chooses glory and Patroclus over safety.
