File:Wall_painting_-_Briseis_taken_away_from_Achilles_-_Pompeii_(VI_8_5)_-_Napoli_MAN_9105_-_03_(cropped).jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
AI overview
Patroclus was a Greek hero and close companion of Achilles in Homer's Iliad, one of the most important works of ancient Greek literature. Later ancient authors often interpreted his relationship with Achilles as romantic, though Homer's original text does not explicitly describe them as lovers.
AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.
Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Troy
- Father
- Menoetius
- Conflict
- Trojan War
- Image
- Wall painting - Briseis taken away from Achilles - Pompeii (VI 8 5) - Napoli MAN 9105 - 03 (cropped).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Patroclus
- described by source
- The Nuttall Encyclopædia
- present in work
- Troy
- name in native language
- Πάτροκλος
- killed by
- Hector
- unmarried partner
- Iphis
- place of burial
- Achilleion
via Wikidata · CC0