Achilles & Patroclus

battymaddi:This & this & this

Thu, 14 Jun 2018 23:31:59 +1000

This & this & this

pynchs: actual Proof that patroclus and achilles are Soft Boyfriends™achilles once woke patroclus...

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:04:34 +1100

actual Proof that patroclus and achilles are Soft Boyfriends™
achilles once woke patroclus up by pRESSING THEIR NOSES TOGETHER
that was so gay i cannot and Will Not put up with this
achilles: *tries to get patroclus’ attention by fucking juggling figs*
patroclus literally Officially became achilles’ number 1 dude when they were like 13 can i live
was i dreaming when patroclus described achilles’ lips to be like BEES what the hell why are they so small and cute
not only handjobs but handjobs A) under the constellations and B) on achilles’ 16th bday
they played together in the lake and wrestled each other and hung off of tree branches on the Magic Mountain that patroclus risked everything to follow achilles to !!!!!!
“now i know how to make you follow me anywhere” shuT
achilles tending to the wounds on patroclus’ feet after he hurt himself because he found out about the prophecy :-((
tiny achilles highkey avoiding sleeping with one of the servant girls because he was highkey crushing on patroclus
these boys just love each other so much and are so small and so sweet and so In Love

library-mermaid: He smiled, and his face was like the sun. | |

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:04:11 +1100

library-mermaid:

He smiled, and his face was like the sun. | |

Photo

Tue, 07 Nov 2017 11:03:18 +1100

thebrotherhoodelites: Hey, guys! I just wanted to do a little...

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 17:43:55 +1000

thebrotherhoodelites:

Hey, guys!

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reese-art: “Bring him back to me.” high quality ver....

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 21:16:03 +1000

reese-art:

“Bring him back to me.”

high quality ver. (deviantart) | instagram

sleepyflannel: sappho: when i look at you, my voice fails me....

Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:03:07 +1000

sleepyflannel:

sappho: when i look at you, my voice fails me. sweat pours down me, i shiver and shake. i am lost in love.

the straights: a passionate friendship

o-fortunate-adulescens: so I was translating the Iliad and of course I had to end up crying...

Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:02:50 +1000

o-fortunate-adulescens:

so I was translating the Iliad and of course I had to end up crying again

why?

well, first of all, there’s something important about the Iliad: it’s very common that a certain verse appears a lot of times in the poem (for example, “and thus, X said” or “and then, black death took over his corpse”) because the Iliad and the Odyssey were oral poems. Those verses made it easier for the poet to remember the rest, a bit like the chorus of a song.

Okay. So. In the book 2 of the Iliad, Achilles is with his mother, and he’s crying because Agamemnon has offended him. And Thetis says: τί δέ σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος; ἐξαύδα, μὴ κεῦθε νόῳ, ἵνα εἴδομεν ἄμφω. (Son, what sorrow has taken over your heart? speak, don’t hide it in your heart, so we both know).

Then we move forward to book 16. Homer shows us a four verse long simile describing Patroclus’ tears: he cries warm tears like a dark fountain pours its waters over a cliff. Achilles gets worried about him (because who would like seeing the love of his life crying like that? not me, not Achilles) and Achilles asks him why is he crying, and says: ἐξαύδα, μὴ κεῦθε νόῳ, ἵνα εἴδομεν ἄμφω. The exact same verse.

And! then! there’s book 18. Patroclus has died, and Achilles is completely devastated. His mother appears quickly at his side, and, alarmed, says: τέκνον τί κλαίεις; τί δέ σε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος; ἐξαύδα, μὴ κεῦθε. (Son, why are you crying? what sorrow has taken over your heart? speak, don’t hide it). Yes, this same verse again.

Think about it. The very words Achilles had comforted Patroclus with, Thetis has to repeat them to comfort her son again. At first, he was crying because he was offended; then he cries because, as a consequence of that offence, he’s lost the person whom he loved more than his own life.

Intertextuality in the Iliad is absolutely fascinating and heartbreaking and I’m not okay

lesbiannyx: The ABCs of Greek MythologyA (1/3): Achilles and...

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:10:40 +1000

lesbiannyx:

The ABCs of Greek Mythology
A (1/3): Achilles and Patroclus

rosecallloway:“Are you sorry?” The words were quickly out of...

Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:10:21 +1000

rosecallloway:

“Are you sorry?” The words were quickly out of him, a single breath.
“I am not,” I said.
“I am not either.”

fawke: “Name one hero who was happy.” Something loose and...

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 17:40:59 +1000

fawke:

“Name one hero who was happy.”

Something loose and fast before bed..this book though such feels

saved-by-the-notepad:Achilles blowing raspberries against Patroclus’ stomach because he loves...

Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:56:56 +1000

saved-by-the-notepad:

Achilles blowing raspberries against Patroclus’ stomach because he loves hearing Pat shriek with laughter and Pat’s very ticklish.

[skipping stones on lake]

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:22:55 +1000

[skipping stones on lake]
Patroclus: It's such a beautiful evening.
Achilles: *whispering* Take that you fucking lake.

pynchs: actual Proof that patroclus and achilles are Soft Boyfriends™achilles once woke patroclus...

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:21:44 +1000

pynchs:

actual Proof that patroclus and achilles are Soft Boyfriends™
achilles once woke patroclus up by pRESSING THEIR NOSES TOGETHER
that was so gay i cannot and Will Not put up with this
achilles: *tries to get patroclus’ attention by fucking juggling figs*
patroclus literally Officially became achilles’ number 1 dude when they were like 13 can i live
was i dreaming when patroclus described achilles’ lips to be like BEES what the hell why are they so small and cute
not only handjobs but handjobs A) under the constellations and B) on achilles’ 16th bday
they played together in the lake and wrestled each other and hung off of tree branches on the Magic Mountain that patroclus risked everything to follow achilles to !!!!!!
“now i know how to make you follow me anywhere” shuT
achilles tending to the wounds on patroclus’ feet after he hurt himself because he found out about the prophecy :-((
tiny achilles highkey avoiding sleeping with one of the servant girls because he was highkey crushing on patroclus
these boys just love each other so much and are so small and so sweet and so In Love

patrochille-s: me, the motherfucker who knows the ending of patroclus’ and achilles’ myth like the...

Tue, 06 Jun 2017 07:20:17 +1000

patrochille-s:

me, the motherfucker who knows the ending of patroclus’ and achilles’ myth like the back of my goddamn hand: maybe they won’t die this time

aly-naith: alternative book covers: “The Song of Achilles”...

Fri, 26 May 2017 22:50:47 +1000

aly-naith:

alternative book covers:

“The Song of Achilles” (p.II)

katerart:quick achilles and patroclus sketch!

Sat, 20 May 2017 16:00:42 +1000

katerart:

quick achilles and patroclus sketch!

plantk-art:I feel like I could eat the world raw.

Sat, 20 May 2017 13:13:32 +1000

plantk-art:

I feel like I could eat the world raw.

babbity-draws: “Name one hero who was happy.“ “I can’t.”

Mon, 15 May 2017 22:25:48 +1000

are his eyes blue?? i don't actually remember,, i was too lazy to look it up sorry buddy

not gonna lie i kinda gave up when i was working on this one lmao sorry pat

babbity-draws:

“Name one hero who was happy.“

“I can’t.”

theorathanatos: theorathanatos: – The Song of Achilles by...

Thu, 11 May 2017 06:47:55 +1000

theorathanatos:

theorathanatos:

– The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

I still haven’t seen a more intense quote in any book I’ve ever read