Patroklos
mythological figure · 2 works · 19 mentions · 69 anchored passages
son of Menoitios · brave son of Menoitios · horseman Patroklos · Patroklos son of Menoitios · his comrade · his dear comrade · his true comrade · the squire of the fleet son of Peleus
in the texts
Iliad
Companion of Achilles who hands Briseis over to Agamemnon's heralds at Achilles' bidding.
He brought Briseis from the tent and gave her over to the heralds, who took her with them to the ships of the Achaeans - and the woman was loath to go.
The son of Peleus went back to his tents and ships with the son of Menoitios and his company, while Agamemnon drew a vessel into the water and chose a crew of twenty oarsmen.
Therefore, Patroklos, bring her and give her to them, but let them be witnesses by the blessed gods, by mortal men, and by the fierceness of Agamemnon's anger, that if ever again there be need of me to save the people from ruin, they shall seek and they shall not find.
Odyssey
Greek hero at Troy, companion of Achilles, praised by Nestor for his counsel.
Our best men all of them fell there - Ajax, Achilles, Patroklos peer of gods in counsel, and my own dear son Antilokhos, a man singularly fleet of foot and in fight valiant.
"As we two sat weeping and talking thus sadly with one another the ghost [ psukhê] of Achilles came up to us with Patroklos, Antilokhos, and Ajax who was the finest and goodliest man of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus.
Here they found the ghost [ psukhê] of Achilles son of Peleus, with those of Patroklos, Antilokhos, and Ajax, who was the finest and handsomest man of all the Danaans after the son of Peleus himself.