So calling Patroclus, his companion and dearest friend, he sent him to Nestor's tent to inquire. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of Fable] Reference
Patroclus, which is recorded by Homer, in the xxiiid book of his Iliad j of which this is the argument. From Wordnik.com. [Antient funeral monuments, of Great-Britain, Ireland, and the islands adjacent] Reference
She had not spoken of "Patroclus" to any one but Trevor. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Whether she was still to write "Patroclus" was a matter to be considered later. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
But it happened, as authors in antiquity assumed: "Patroclus" to Alexander's role as a new Achilles. From Wordnik.com. [Riding with Alexander] Reference
In this 'Patroclus' the atmosphere, the little, delicate, subtle sentiment, is everything -- everything. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Even though 'Patroclus' is -- not what we expected of it, your effort over it will help you in something else. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Dryad, "would she not have taken" Patroclus "and rejected the other?. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Suppose "Patroclus" had been written by a third person, and she had been called upon to choose between it and "The Last. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Even Patroclus, the most amiable of the heroes in the. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Odyssey] Reference
Patroclus and nine others to single combat with Hector. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Patroclus, in a golden urn which Hephaistos wrought and gave to. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
The great glory Patroclus had won tempted him to forget his promise to. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
He also conversed with the ill-fated Agamemnon, Patroclus, and Achilles. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
Turning and addressing his horses, he reproaches them with the death of Patroclus. From Wordnik.com. [Mosaics of Grecian History] Reference
Achilles 'tent, they found him singing lays of heroes, Patroclus his friend by his side. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
There lies heroic Ajax, there lies Achilles, and Patroclus, sage in counsel, and there lies. From Wordnik.com. [Stories from the Odyssey] Reference
Orestes was regarded as the "good friend" of Pylades and Patroclus as the lover of Achilles. From Wordnik.com. [The Satyricon — Volume 07: Marchena Notes] Reference
At last the battle was over, and, while the Achaians bore the body of Patroclus to the ships. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Selloi do thy bidding and proclaim thy will, give strength and victory to Patroclus, my friend. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Patroclus 'course was challenged by the Lycians, whose King Sarpedon faced him in single combat. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
When all was consumed the bones of Patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
One day Patroclus, the friend and kinsman of Achilles, distressed at the Greek fortunes, removed of. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 4] Reference
Achilles had been watching the anguish of Patroclus 'spirit when this disaster came upon their friends. From Wordnik.com. [Authors of Greece] Reference
But Zeus heard the prayer in part only, for the doom was that Achilles should see Patroclus alive no more. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Well, that may be; I repeat, it is very hard for me to define just what there is of failure in your 'Patroclus.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
= Euphorbus =, son of Panthous, a Trojan hero, who first wounded Patroclus, but was afterwards slain by Menelaus. From Wordnik.com. [Bussy D'Ambois and The Revenge of Bussy D'Ambois] Reference
Jonathan, and notable friendships in the Greek and Latin classics -- Achilles and Patroclus and Euryalus and Nisus. From Wordnik.com. [The Menorah Journal, Volume 1, 1915] Reference
Or perchance he was some Achilles, who had nourished his wrath apart, and had now come to avenge or rescue his Patroclus. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7] Reference
For just as Patroclus put on the armour of Achilles, and drove his horses to the battle, only durst not touch his spear from. From Wordnik.com. [Plutarch's Morals] Reference
Patroclus to Cebrion when he fell headlong from his chariot, "with the resolute air of a diver who seeks oysters under the sea.". From Wordnik.com. [A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance] Reference
Then the hosts of the Trojans trembled as Patroclus drew nigh on the chariot of Achilles, and none dared to go forth against him. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
At last, however, his friend Patroclus is killed by Hector, eldest son of Priam, and then Achilles goes forth to avenge his death. From Wordnik.com. [General History for Colleges and High Schools] Reference
Patroclus said only, "It is thy time for boasting now; wait yet a little while, and the sword of Achilles shall drink thy life-blood.". From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Patroclus, the son of Menœtius, and the heart of Achilles was touched with pity when he saw the tears stream down his face, and he said. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
Romanticism was the fashion of my early days: I have no doubt the people of classical times called their cats Hector, Ajax, or Patroclus. From Wordnik.com. [Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others] Reference
So Patroclus departed for the fight, and Achilles went into his tent, and as he poured out the dark wine from a golden goblet, he prayed to. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
So Patroclus died, and there was a fierce fight over his body, and many fell on both sides, until there was a great heap of dead around it. From Wordnik.com. [Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life] Reference
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