Patroclus

Patroclus is Achilles’ companion in [[TheIliad|《伊利亚特》]] and the emotional hinge of 96.荷马史诗：在假装永生的时代，我们重读死亡（伊利亚特篇）. When the Greek ships are under threat, he borrows [[Achilles|阿基里斯]]’ armor, chariot, and horses so the Trojans will think Achilles has returned.

The episode presents Patroclus’ death as the moment that transforms Achilles’ grievance into catastrophic revenge. Patroclus succeeds in pushing the Trojans back, kills Sarpedon, overextends beyond Achilles’ warning, is struck by Apollo, and is killed by [[Hector|赫克托]]. His death makes Achilles’ earlier reflections on the one-time value of life much harder to keep abstract.

Connections

• The Iliad, Homer, and Oral-Formulaic Epic - epic context and narrative craft.
• Achilles - friend whose armor Patroclus borrows and whose grief drives the later action.
• Hector - killer and later target of Achilles’ revenge.
• Homeric Mortality Reading - concept for the source’s attention to named deaths and grief.