#patroclusxachilles

[babyrdie]

I gave my Patroclus curly hair and, as a fellow member of the "naturally curly hair" club, I wondered what it would be like to come back from the fight with some parts covered in blood. Really, in Patroclus' place, I would look forward to a bath at the same time as I would regret in advance the amount of time I would spend just on my hair (and in his case, a beard too). That's why he looks so sulky here lol

Armor

I remembered that Achilles' second armor (the one made by Hephaestus) was highly described, but I didn't remember the first one. So I went back to the scene where Patroclus wears it (Book XVI) to get a clue and there is a description, although short: the breastplate was made of bronze and had stars, the ankle cnemides were adorned with silver, the helmet had a horse's plume and the shield was huge. It's mentioned that Patroclus also took a bronze sword with silver ornaments, but I cannot say whether it belonged to Achilles as well. The Iliad clearly says that although Achilles is primarily a spear user, Patroclus did not take his ash spear with him because of the Achaeans only Achilles could lift it (it was a gift from Chiron to Peleus). As you may have noticed, this still leaves a lot of detail out, so the rest I made up from imagination.

I'll make it clear now that none of the armors in my drawing really matches Mycenaean times, they're more like "resembling" Mycenaean times. But in my defense: I've never seen anyone use the Mycenaean armor design when drawing the Trojan War characters either! In theory, it would look like this (although obviously we consider that this piece is old and has already been greatly altered by external conditions until it was found):

Dendra armor. See here.

So I tried to improvise to still get something close to the things I found, but that's it: I still doubt that my drawing is accurate, so let's use artistic freedom.

I was a little inspired by this vase, taking the Mycenaean tunic from it and the clothes decorated with fringes. Another site has attempts at reconstructing Mycenaean armor, which is convenient. Even more convenient is that the site indicates by name who is wearing whose armor (it also has Agamemnon, Odysseus, Diomedes, Hector and others from armies instead of specific characters). There are two versions for Achilles, but both are Hephaestus' armor, so neither is what I was looking for. I used a little of each for inspiration.

However, I still simplified the design instead of copying the reconstruction because I'm not much for drawing very detailed things. I'll probably change it more often, since here I only managed to draw the chest part due to the framing and the pose. And because it's after a battle, not even the helmet is present. So, I didn't do the entire armor design all at once, but rather "chopped it up". Result: I can't guarantee that I will keep what I already have because I don't know if it will be harmonious with the rest when I design it.

As for Achilles' hairstyle…well, truth be told! I've seen male characters being represented with a bun, as is the case with Apollo, but there is a catch: these representations of Apollo do not follow the Mycenaean period! From the Mycenaean period, you can tell that men had long hair, but I imagine by that they mean something more like at most chest length (average, at least). But my Achilles has hair so long it almost goes down to his butt. As a bonus, it's voluminous! It's a very impractical amount of hair, it can't be left loose. I could make a ponytail like Patroclus' (there's even a representation of Achilles with a ponytail), but I think with that size it wouldn't be enough because it's still easy to get in the way, so a bun and an accessory that helps move the bangs away. Of course, this would conflict with the helmet, but that's precisely why it's a low bun. From the images I saw, this part of the head was uncovered.

As for Patroclus, we have no description of an armor he wears other than Achilles' as far as I can remember. In other words, his armor had to be entirely invented, but I still used the same sources to get an idea of how to do it. I admit that I considered doing something generic for him, with the internal justification that he's neither a prince nor a king, so it wouldn't be so unrealistic and I would save time on this drawing too! But then I thought to myself if it would make sense with Achilles' character to not find a way to put Patroclus in a good armor and I came to the conclusion that it wouldn't make sense, so here we are. It took some work, but I'll tell myself that my man Patroclus deserves his non-generic armor too. And since he also has long bangs, I also had to add something to keep it out of his sight.

#tagamemnon #IK #patrochilles #the iliad #epic cycle #patroclus #achilles #achillesxpatroclus #patroclusxachilles #greek mythology #digital art

[sergeantsporks]

CANNOT believe Orpheus and Eurydice are divorced in Hades. I have been FROTHING AT THE MOUTH to get the game to let me tell Eurydice I know Orpheus and vice versa, only for it to be like "Oh, yeah, she doesn't want to see him again and he, guy who is famous for how much he loves her to the point of going to the underworld for her, has given up on reuniting with her." What. How dare.

#ON ANOTHER NOTE i'm torn between romancing all 3 romance options #and plying achilles and patroclus with nectar so that i can tell THEM about each other #the small scream i let out when i got far enough in the codex/elysium to find out that this game includes patroclusxachilles #hades #war stories from the sergeant

[murkymusito]

Now that I'm officially done reading "The Song of Achilles" I can sum it up as:

They all wanted to bang with Patroclus at some point.

#song of achilles #The song of achilles #tsoa #Achilles #Patroclus #PatroclusxAchilles

[phoenixnakama]

Briseis on the platform. When she first appeard in the book, I just rememberd about quote from Handmaid's Tale : Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down. #thesongofachilles #thesongofachillesfanart #thesongofachillesart #achilles #achillesfanart #achillesart #patroclusxachilles #patroclusxachillesfanart #achillesxpatroclus #achillesandpatroclus #patroclus #patroclusfanart #patroclusart #homoromantic #antique #anticgreece #fanart #troy #mythology #troyfanart #mythologyfanart #madelinemiller #digitalart #illustration #briseis #thesongofachillesbriseis #brisei #briseisfanart #briseovna #ilustrace https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5Otu3sM8c/?utm_medium=tumblr

#thesongofachilles #thesongofachillesfanart #thesongofachillesart #achilles #achillesfanart #achillesart #patroclusxachilles #patroclusxachillesfanart #achillesxpatroclus #achillesandpatroclus #patroclus #patroclusfanart #patroclusart #homoromantic #antique #anticgreece #fanart #troy #mythology #troyfanart #mythologyfanart #madelinemiller #digitalart #illustration #briseis #thesongofachillesbriseis #brisei #briseisfanart #briseovna #ilustrace

[rqd-reads]

• I’m a god damn force of nature • I think about this line from #TheSongOfAchilles by @madeline.e.miller frequently. It struck me immediately the first time I read it because when Chuck leaves for work in the morning I tell him to come back to me. •••••• #Bookstagram #Bookish #BookLover #LGBTBooks #MadelineMiller #Patroclus #Achilles #PatroclusXAchilles #PTMBooks (at Saint Joseph, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVBxReBrHaS/?utm_medium=tumblr

#thesongofachilles #bookstagram #bookish #booklover #lgbtbooks #madelinemiller #patroclus #achilles #patroclusxachilles #ptmbooks

[poet-pot]

Perhaps one of the most beloved myth of all time. A song of Achilles🤍 #darkacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #darkacademiabooks #bookstagram #book #bookrecommendations #quotes #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #quotesdaily #songofachilles #greekmythology #achilles #patroclusandachilles #patroclus #patroclusxachilles #gay #gaycouple #gaylife #aesthetic #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #novel https://www.instagram.com/p/CT9HY0Jphd1/?utm_medium=tumblr

#darkacademia #darkacademiaaesthetic #darkacademiabooks #bookstagram #book #bookrecommendations #quotes #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #quotesdaily #songofachilles #greekmythology #achilles #patroclusandachilles #patroclus #patroclusxachilles #gay #gaycouple #gaylife #aesthetic #ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ #novel

[silverlin29]

#the song of achilles #patroclus #achilles #patroclusxachilles #lgbt #these bois deserve better #meme

[pileofpapers]

“He is half of my soul, as the poets say.” ― Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles

#troy: fall of a city #troyfoacedit #achilles #patroclus #achillesxpatroclus #patroclusxachilles #david gyasi #lemogang tsipa #mine #the song of achilles #couple

[littledarkbluevision]

i read TSOA some while ago but this realization just hit me: someone said this was a great version of the original story AND they actually printed that comment on the book?! bitch...this shit is real and TSOA is just the translated version of the illaid .

THEY WERE GAY AS HELL AND IF EVEN ALEXANDER THW GREAT RECOGNIZED IT WHO EVEN THE FUC* ARE YOU PEOPLE TO SAY THIS IS SOME GOOD vErSiOn OF THE OrIgInAl StOrY

#achillesxpatroclus #achilles x patroclus #patroclusxachilles #patroclus x achilles #TSOA #Alexander the great #patrochilles #the illiad

[authoraveryann]

Drafting up some poetry while in isolation, though I’m still not entirely sold on that last line 🤔 #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #writerscommunity #writing #authorsofinstagram #youngauthorsclub #womenshistorymonth #achilles #patroclus #patroclusandachilles #patroclusxachilles #linebreaks #lit #englishlanguagearts #novelwriting #currentlyreading #writerslift #writerslife #dictionary #thesaurus https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5YLqtBM-m/?igshid=1jewwhjbkan2z

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #writerscommunity #writing #authorsofinstagram #youngauthorsclub #womenshistorymonth #achilles #patroclus #patroclusandachilles #patroclusxachilles #linebreaks #lit #englishlanguagearts #novelwriting #currentlyreading #writerslift #writerslife #dictionary #thesaurus

[cybersgh0st]

They're husbands dhmu💙💜 #hades #hadesgame #hadesgamefanart #supergiantgames #supergiantgameshades #supergiantgamesfanart #achilles #achilleshades #achilleshadesgame #achillesfanart #patroclus #patroclushades #patroclushadesgame #patroclusfanart #achillesxpatroclus #patroclusxachilles #fanart #digitalart #artoftheday🎨 #artofthenight🎨 #pjo #hoo #toa #ibispaintx #husbands #pink #green #greekmythology #greekmyth #gentlyholds https://www.instagram.com/p/CKVCYSwBlQm/?igshid=16wq5egpmlkif

#hades #hadesgame #hadesgamefanart #supergiantgames #supergiantgameshades #supergiantgamesfanart #achilles #achilleshades #achilleshadesgame #achillesfanart #patroclus #patroclushades #patroclushadesgame #patroclusfanart #achillesxpatroclus #patroclusxachilles #fanart #digitalart #artoftheday🎨 #artofthenight🎨 #pjo #hoo #toa #ibispaintx #husbands #pink #green #greekmythology #greekmyth #gentlyholds

[mariaantonnietta]

So, patrochilles

Here is three facts I know:

1) In The Song of Achilles, Achilles plays the lyre that was from Patroclus family (not gonna get into details), and it was a metaphor of the gentle side of Achilles that is not discussed and Patroclo saw

2) I, because I fell into this pairing  hell again, reread the Illiad and is indeed canon that Achilles has a lyre, that he plays on the camp for Patroclus (and is really cute)

3) I was reading  a recollection of mythology by some guy, and he said that the sorrow for Patroclus death was soo much... and the war was overshadowed by the need to calm Achilles down (that is true, funeral games everyone) and he mentions that phase, that if I heard you all get to hear,  that the sorrow Achilles felt was so deep, nobody since Orpheus lost Eurydice felt it.

Please go back to point 1 and 2.

Patroclus is Achilles’s Eurydice confirmed. You can all cry now.

#parallels #patrochilles #patroclusxachilles #achilles #patroclus #the Illiad #the song of achilles #tsoa #maybe I will use this on a fic someday... #the guy name was Michael Kohlmrier #there i dieresos on the o but i can't write it #grammar mistakes #my babiessss #the sorrow was michel #all the lyre I noticed on my own #all the lyre apparitions #looking parallels in ancient texts #that how I past time #homer

[phoenixnakama]

Hehe, I just wanna make this. #thesongofachilles #thesongofachillesfanart #thesongofachillesart #achilles #achillesfanart #achillesandpatroclus #achillesxpatroclus #patroclusxachillesfanart #patroclusxachilles #greecemythology https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSn7LNsc0g/?utm_medium=tumblr

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[jitha]

Patroclus and achilles Not at how history changed this ship. It's not just bromance y'all #greekmythology #achilles #troy #iliad #patrochilles #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #greekmythtober #art #patroclusxachilles #greekmythart #greeknerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9dNkOj75qRoja__zhPxjB5lpABJfMcEBUSMM0/?igshid=wnsjjohigp67

#greekmythology #achilles #troy #iliad #patrochilles #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #greekmythtober #art #patroclusxachilles #greekmythart #greeknerd

[nottwilightbella]

not to be the pessimistic partypooper or anything but when questions like "this cannot be queerbait this is just too intentional this must be actually queer queer..right? Right?!" i feel like i should remind yall that they literally made several movies where the whole plot moved along based on a literal patroclusxachilles au with childhood bestfriends to actually requited unrequited, mutual pining angst to paralleled temporary character deaths to red-string-of-fate kinda meet ugly to enemies to lovers slow burn destined soulmates type beat AND they still made one of them fuck off back to the past to a woman he kissed once

#tfaws #bucky barnes #sam wilson #what they need is heavy theraphy where theyre not encouraged to date anyone and deal with this shitload of trauma #steve rogers #captain marvel #stucky #sambucky #sam is not a sidecharacter nor a backup love interest btw #captain america tfa #captain america trilogy #captain america tws #mcu #queerbaiting #queer coded #achilles and patroclus #patrochilles

[silverlin29]

#the song of achilles #achilles #patroclus #i ship them #anyone who says otherwise obviously has been reading a different book with a fake cover #patroclusxachilles #meme