Patroclus
Americannoun
noun
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And “Achilles & Patroclus,” composed by Erika Meyer with a libretto by James Theodore Washburn, takes place in Troy as Achilles remembers his life with Patroclus following Patroclus’ death.
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2023
The legend of Achilles retold from the point of view of his friend Patroclus.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
Others are the 20-kilometre-long, football-shaped Leucus, and the pair known as Patroclus and Menoetius, which orbit one another and are both around 100 kilometres across.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2021
Then in 2033, Lucy will make its way to the swarm ahead of Jupiter, meeting up with two Trojans that orbit around one another, Patroclus and Menoetius.
From The Verge ● Oct. 15, 2021
And indeed for a time Patroclus fought as gloriously as that great hero himself could have done.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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