#achilles and the body of patroclus

[storyofmorewhoa]

Achilles and the body of Patroclus (1885) by Nikolai Ge Apollo and Hyachintus (1769) by Nicolas-René Jollain The Suicides of Pyramus and Thisbe by Guido Reni Hero and Leander (1828) by William Etty Orpheus and Euridice by (1872) George Frederic Watts Cefalo and Procris (1879) by Marques de Oliveira Tristán and Isolda (1910) Rogelio de Egusquiza Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo (1851) by Ary Scheffer The Reconciliation of the Montagues and Capulets over the Dead Bodies of Romeo and Juliet (1855) by Frederick Leighton The Burial of Atala (1808) by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussey-Trioson

[justvea18]

Patrochilles scar map

[baejax-the-great]

Really have to assume that anyone saying hector didn't deserve to die the way he did didn't actually read the Iliad

[mossy-crow-king]

Tried to draw Achilles and Patroclus, got to a point where I can’t go any further without wanting to snap my tablet in half so here :/

[meraki-yao]

(the right is historical Patroclus)

MATTHEW LOOK A THIS COME ON

[mythology-lover]

Help I’ve been listening to too much Paris: The Musical

(Closeups underneath)

[ravenofsilver]

Sometimes I see posts wondering if Patroclus and Hyacinthus would be friends in the afterlife.

And I want to assure you that no. They would absolutely not be. Why would Patroclus and Achilles be fond of one of the best-beloved of Apollo, the god who played a most direct hand in both their deaths?

Don’t get me wrong I see the parallels. But still absolutely not.

I do think Hyacinthus chills with Adonis. In some myths, Apollo is listed as one of Adonis’ lovers. I think out of the three, Apollo would have been the one to give that mortal the most freedom, the most room to breathe.

Similarly, in his courtship of Hyacinthus, Apollo took him to new places and taught him new things.

I think if there is anyone who could really appreciate what this means, it would be the two of them. So. Adonis and Hyacinthus are friends in death. But Patroclus and Hyacinthus would absolutely throw hands because they’re both slightly unhinged and very much in love.

[ilions-end]

thinking about how achilles himself carries the anointed and shrouded body of hector to priam's wagon. how does it feel to touch when he doesn't do it in anger? does it smell like patroclus' corpse, having been anointed with oil from the same jars? does he set it down gently this time, minding the limp head, because he's shed tears with hector's grieving father?

[acaptainbyanyothername]

Jonas Spahr 🤝 Achilles

Fighting their nemesis who is wearing their old armor

[alisfelia]

loss and grief in art

[alivebaguette]

I really wanna make a Thetis and Patroclus bonding art or dialogue hmmmm

[wizardnaturalist]

fascinated by this idea that hector went to his death nobly, accepting? he died begging

[justvea18]

I'm ngl, when book 16-18 was first discussed in our class, I genuinely thought Achilles would enter the battle field wearing Patroclus' armor

[claireverlasting]

What if instead of Patroclus’ ghost hugging/holding him back when Achilles goes on a murder rampage, it’s Patroclus’ ghost guiding the spear

[will-do-anything-for-a-dollar]

It’s been five hours

and I can’t be content bc I’ve been thinking about ‘The Song of Achilles’

get them out of my head

I’ve just been crying

[cataschism]

i can't find my airpods which makes me *screams* but i did finish all the bios to my ocs, gave my ocs mha verses and arcane verses, michael has a got verse, included their own specific studies and concepts, and a song i associate with them (deku - michael - michel) they just don't have pictures AHH. got a 90% on a quiz. gonna try to get to my drafts and finish them tonight, and also relationship tag dump. can you tell i took my sister's adderall two days in a row