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Patroclus
Achilles' companion, used to discuss friendship and loss.
minor
First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Patroclus shows up with force in XI: Of Natural Affection. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as the companion whose death prompted Achilles' lamentation, illustrating that the cause lies in opinion, not the event.
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In XI: Of Natural Affection: Mentioned as the companion whose death prompted Achilles' lamentation, illustrating that the cause lies in opinion, not the event. Later, in X: What Things We Ought to Despise, and What…
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- Assorted historical, mythological, and literary figures
- Philosophers and rulers
- Homeric characters
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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