In Greek mythology, as recorded in Homer's Iliad, Patroclus, or Patroklos (Ancient Greek: Πάτροκλος Patroklos "glory of the father"), was the son of Menoetius, grandson of Actor, King of Opus, and was Achilles' beloved comrade and brother-in-arms.
Menoetius was a member of the Argonauts in his youth. He had several marriages, and in different versions of the tale four different women are named as the mother of Patroclus. The Bibliotheca names three wives of Menoetius as possible mothers of Patroclus: Periopis, daughter of Pheres, founder of Pherae; Polymele, daughter of Peleus, King of Phthia and older half-sister of Achilles; and Sthenele, daughter of Acastus and Astydameia. Gaius Julius Hyginus names Philomela as Patroclus' mother; although Hyginus gives no origin for Philomela, she might be related to her namesake daughter of Pandion I, King of Athens and Zeuxippe.
Menoetius was a son of Actor, King of Opus in Locris by Aegina. Aegina was a daughter of Asopus and mother of Aeacus by Zeus. Aeacus was father of Peleus, Telamon and Phocus.
The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is a key element of the myths associated with the Trojan War. Its exact nature has been a subject of dispute in both the classical period and modern times.
In the Iliad, the two heroes have a deep and meaningful friendship. Achilles is tender towards Patroclus, while he is callous and arrogant towards others. Commentators from the Classical period on have interpreted the relationship through the lens of their own cultures. In Athens during the 5th century BC, the relationship was often viewed in light of the Greek custom of pederasty. While some contemporary readers maintain the same pederastic view, others believe the relationship to simply be a strong friendship between two war heroes.
Due to this strong relationship, the death of Patroclus becomes the prime motivation for Achilles to return to battle. The friendship of Achilles and Patroclus is mentioned explicitly in the Iliad. Whether in the context of a tender friendship or military excellence, Homer makes their strong connection clear.
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Newly divorced, Achilles Pumpkinseed lives alone in the house left to him by his deceased mother. Depressed and adrift, he spends his days smoking pot and watching television, usually alone but sometimes with his equally rootless friend Patroclus. Although he owns a small business, Achilles cannot face working any more than he can muster the energy to deal with the world he used to be a part of. Then one day, an unexpected visitor named Homer shows up at Achilles' doorstep, bearing an unusual gift: an old dilapidated camping trailer painted like a child's image of a watermelon. Insisting that delivering this improbable gift to Achilles is his "mission", sworn to at knife-point for the young man's hated stepfather Creon, Homer forces Achilles to accept the bizarre object. As fate would have it, the Watermelon acts as a magnet, luring all manner of oddball humanity to Achilles' home - a flaky artist, a pushy photo-journalist, a pedantic television reporter, and even the ghost of his beloved mother. At first, Achilles rejects the intrusions, until one day he discovers a young runaway sleeping in the trailer. Rather than chase her off as he did the others, Achilles invites the vulnerable Persephone into his home... and his life. Eleventh-hour appearances from his ex-wife and deranged step-sister ensure that Achilles' life will never be the same. Until it is. Sort of.
Keywords: independent-film
A film about how really weird stuff can happen.
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It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband, Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never before defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The whole movie shows their battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."
Keywords: achilles'-heel, achilles-tendon, achilles-tendon-cut, adulterous-wife, adultery, aegean-sea, ancient-civilization, ancient-greece, ancient-troy, ancient-world
For Honor
For Victory
For Love
For Destiny
For Passion
For Troy
Agamemnon: Peace is for women and the weak.
Andromache: [to Hector] I can't imagine life without you.
Priam: I've fought many wars in my time. Some I've fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.
Glaucus: [the Appolonians are making their last stand] Soldiers of Troy! You men are warriors! To lead you has been my honor! [to Paris] My prince! The boatman waits for us! I say, we make him wait a little longer!::[Trojans attack as the Greeks break down the last barricade]
Agamemnon: I see you're not hiding behind your high walls. Valiant of you. Ill-advised, but valiant.::Hector: You come here uninvited. Go back to your ships and go home.::Agamemnon: We've come too far, Prince Hector.::Menelaus: Prince? What prince? What son of a king would accept a man's hospitality, eat his food, drink his wine, embrace him in friendship, and then steal his wife in the middle of the night?::Paris: The sun was shining when your wife left you.::Menelaus: She's up there, watching, isn't she? Good. I want her to watch you die.::Agamemnon: Not yet, brother. Look around you, Hector. I brought all the warriors of Greece to your shores.::Nestor: You can still save Troy, young prince.::Agamemnon: I have two wishes. If you grant them, no more of your people need die. First, you must give Helen back to my brother. Second, Troy must submit to my command, to fight for me whenever I call.::Hector: You want me to look upon your army and tremble? Well I see them. I see 50,000 men brought here to fight for one man's greed.::Agamemnon: Careful boy, my mercy has limits.::Hector: And I've seen the limits of your mercy and I tell you now, no son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler.::Agamemnon: Then every son of Troy shall die.
[Paris cowardly bows out of a duel with Menelaus, leaving everyone aghast, especially Menelaus]::Menelaus: [shouts to Helen] Is this what you left me for?
[Eyes closed, Briseis has blade against his throat]::Achilles: Do it. [Briseis doesn't do anything, but only stares at him. Achilles opens his eyes] Do it. Nothing is easier.::Briseis: Aren't you afraid?::Achilles: Everyone dies, whether today or fifty years from now.::Briseis: If I don't, you'll kill more men.::Achilles: Many.
Odysseus: [Achilles throws his spear into a nearby tree] Your reputation for hospitality is fast becoming legend.
Agamemnon: [approaches king] Good day for the crows.::Triopas: Remove your army from my land.::Agamemnon: Why, I like your land, I think we'll stay. I like your soldiers too.::Triopas: They won't fight for you.::Agamemnon: That's what the Messenians said, and the Acardians, and the Opeians, now they all fight for me.::Triopas: You can't have the whole world, Agamemnon. It's too big, even for you.::Agamemnon: I don't want to watch another massacre. Let's settle this war in the old manner. Your best fighter against my best.::Triopas: And if my man wins?::Agamemnon: We'll leave Thessaly for good.::Triopas: Boagrius!::[cheers from Thessalian army. Boagrius comes out from the centre of the army]::Agamemnon: Achilles!::[silence]::Triopas: Boagrius has this effect on many heroes.::Agamemnon: Be careful who you insult, old king.::Greek Soldier: My king, Achilles is not with the army.::Agamemnon: Where is he?::Greek Soldier: I sent a boy to look for him.
Achilles: If I hurt you, it's not what I wanted
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Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and falls for Queen Helen before he knows who she is. Rudely received by the royal Greeks, he must flee...but fate and their mutual passions lead him to take Helen along. This gives the Greeks just the excuse they need for much-desired war.
Keywords: abduction, ancient-greece, arson, bare-chested-male, battle, battlefield, blonde, boat, bow-and-arrow, boxing
Its towering wonders span the age of titans!
Priam: [on seeing the Greek naval fleet approaching] The face that launched a thousand ships!
Paris: Make me immortal with a kiss!
Helen: [seeing the Trojan horse] Beware Greeks bearing gifts.
Helen: Forgive me Helen. You're two women. Both wise and good. I am two men, one fairly good, I try to believe and the other very bad indeed.::Helen: One is a man, the other just a boy I think... Paris, let him be so always... Never let him grow old.
Paris: Oh Goddess come to Earth. Make me a mortal with your kiss and we'll live on nectar and ambrosia... [kiss]... But I am not sure I like being so ethereal.
Helen: There's away Gods have... To give with one hand and take with two.