Characters identified only as "A" and "P" know about computers, automobiles, rock music, and even contemporary jargon. "You keep stifling me," P says to A, who will henceforth be identified as ...

Actors who played the role of Patroclus: Larry Chelsi,Richard Hermany,Brandon Victor Dixon [] Add a Show Listing: Sign-up: News on your favorite shows, specials & more! EXPLORE REGIONS.

Madeline Miller’s lyrical first novel, The Song of Achilles, is a love story told from the viewpoint of Patroclus, a relatively minor character in The Iliad, yet the tragic fulcrum of the Trojan ...

It is important to note that the love story isn’t the only thing happening in “The Song of Achilles.” The characters grapple with war, fame, immortality and the loss of humanity. It serves as a great ...

Patroclus is a small part of the classic story of "The Iliad" and a friend to Achilles. His death drives the fearless fighter into a passionate rage on the battlefield of Troy. In the short excerpts ...

In Patroclus's second, happier character art where he's standing, after he and Achilles are reunited, you can see him wearing Achilles's bracer on his right arm instead, ...

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, $10.09, Amazon. Achilles and Patroclus are the unlikeliest of partners — the one, a boy destined to earn fame from killing, and the other, a pacifist ...

In making Achilles and Patroclus lovers, I wasn't trying to speak for all gay men, just as when I write straight characters, I don't claim to speak for all straight people.

Yet Patroclus' narrative continues after his death and cremation. When he is 10 years old, Patroclus, the awkward, not-very-promising son of a minor Greek king, accidentally kills an older bully ...