Patroclus
In the Game
Patroclus (Warrior) is a Greek mythball player.
Currently plays for the Greek League club Myrmidons Phtia.
Real history info
In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's Iliad, Patroclus (Ancient Greek: Πάτροκλος, lit. 'glory of the father') was a childhood friend and close wartime companion of Achilles.
In the account of Dares the Phrygian, Patroclus was illustrated as "… handsome and powerfully built. His eyes were gray. He was modest, dependable, wise, a man richly endowed.
Patroclus killed many Trojans and Trojan allies, including a son of Zeus, Sarpedon. While fighting, Patroclus' wits were removed by Apollo, after which Patroclus was hit by the spear of Euphorbos. Hector then killed Patroclus by stabbing him in the stomach with a spear.
Achilles retrieved his body, which had been stripped of armor by Hector and protected on the battlefield by Menelaus and Ajax. Patroclus was then cremated on a funeral pyre, which was covered in the hair of his sorrowful companions. As the cutting of hair was a sign of grief while also acting as a sign of the separation of the living and the dead, this points to how well-liked Patroclus had been.[1]: 561 The ashes of Achilles were said to have been buried in a golden urn along with those of Patroclus by the Hellespont.
Achilles retrieved his body, which had been stripped of armor by Hector and protected on the battlefield by Menelaus and Ajax. Patroclus was then cremated on a funeral pyre, which was covered in the hair of his sorrowful companions. As the cutting of hair was a sign of grief while also acting as a sign of the separation of the living and the dead, this points to how well-liked Patroclus had been.[1]: 561 The ashes of Achilles were said to have been buried in a golden urn along with those of Patroclus by the Hellespont.
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