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In Greek mythology, Patroclus, or Pátroklos (gr. Πάτροκλος "glory of the father") was Achilleus' best friend and possibly lover, son of Menoetius.In his youth, Patroclus killed a friend of his, Clysonymus, during an argument. His father had to escape into exile with Patroclus to escape punishment, and they took shelter at the palace of King Peleus, Achilleus' father. Peleus sent the boys to live in the wilderness and be raised by Chiron, the wise king of the centaurs.
250px Homer's Iliad inspired this pottery art of the chariot races at Patroclus's funeral games.
Patroclus fought with the Greeks in the Trojan War and killed Sarpedon(a son of Zeus), Kebriones(the chariot driver of Hector), and many other insignificant Trojans. When Achilleus refused to fight because of his feud with Agamemnon, Patroclus donned his armor and was killed by Hektor and Euphorbos, with help from ApolloApollo ( Greek: , Apollon is a god in Greek and Roman mythology, the son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin of Artemis (goddess of the hunt). In later times he became in part confused or equated with Helios, god of the sun, and his sister similarly equated wi. After retrieving his body, which had been protected on the field by MenelausMenelaus (also transliterated as Menelaos , in Greek mythology, was a king of Sparta and son of Atreus and Aerope. Atreus was murdered by his nephew, Aegisthus, who took possession of the throne of Mycenae and ruled jointly with his father Thyestes. Durin and Telamonian AiasAias (Greek: 'Of the Earth'), or Ajax son of Telamon, king of Salamis, a legendary hero of ancient Greece. To distinguish him from Aias, son of Oileus, he was called Aias the Great or Telamonian Aias . In Homer's Iliad he is described as of great stature, Achilleus for some time refused to bury it, but he was persuaded to do so by an apparition of Patroclus, who told him he could not enter the underworldHades ( Greek: ‘ Haides or ‘δης Hades ("unseen") means both the ancient Greek abode of the dead and the god of that Underworld. Haidou was the genitive form of the word, meaning "the house of Hades"; its nominative form, Haides was origin without a proper cremationCremation is the practice of disposing of a corpse by burning. This often takes place in a crematorium or crematory . Cremation and burial are the main ways of final disposition of the dead. Reasons for choosing cremation People choose cremation for a var. Achilleus cut a lock of his hair and sacrificeSacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others. Theologies of sacrifice The theology of sacrid horseThis article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse see Horse (disambiguation). The Horse Equus caballus is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus''. It has long played an important role in transportats, dogThis article discusses the domestic dog. For other members of the dog family, see Canidae. The dog is a canine omnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for somewhere between 14,000 and 150,000 years. In those millennia, the dog has developed into hunds, and twelve Trojan captives before placing Patroclus' body on the funeral pyre.
Achilleus then organized an athletic competition to honour his dead friend, which included a chariot race (won by Diomedes), boxing (won by Epeios), wrestling (a draw between Telamonian Aias and Odysseus), a foot race (won by Odysseus), a duel (a draw between Aias and Diomedes), a discus throw (won by Polypoites), an archery contest (won by Meriones), and a javelin throw (won by Agamemnon, unopposed). The games are described in Book 23 of the Iliad, one of the earliest references to Greek sport.
