Patroclus is Achilles friend in the Illiad.
The Iliad is a Greek poem that tells about the Trojan war. The hero is the poem The Iliad is Homer.
Achilles was his best friend.
Patroklus / Patroclus is Achilles' close friend whom Hector kills in battle near the crisis of the Iliad.
The Iliad centers around Achilles, and his anger at having his prize Briseis taken away from him.
Patroclus
He is Achilles young cousin and student.
Hector's main role in The Iliad was that of killing and dishonoring Achilles' best friend, Patroclus. This engraged Achilles and led him to seek revenge.
Hector has killed his best friend, Patroclus.
Patroklus / Patroclus is Achilles' close friend whom Hector kills in battle near the crisis of the Iliad.
The Iliad centers around Achilles, and his anger at having his prize Briseis taken away from him.
Patroclus
Patroclus used Achilles armor to fight Hector when Achilles refused to continue fighting for Agamemnon. Patroclus was Achilles close friend and lover in the Iliad.
He is Achilles young cousin and student.
Achilles re-entered the war in the Iliad after his close friend Patroclus was killed by Hector. This event ignited his fury and desire for revenge.
Hector's main role in The Iliad was that of killing and dishonoring Achilles' best friend, Patroclus. This engraged Achilles and led him to seek revenge.
Patroclus (in the Iliad) was killed by Hector - who had mistaken him for Achilles (Patroclus had borrowed Achilles' armour). So if the question is: 'Who did not kill Patroclus?' the answer is: everybody except Hector (Aeneas, Troilus, Sarpedon, Calchas, Hecuba .....).
Patroclus was killed by Zeus because Patroclus killed his son Sarpedon. Zeus had Apollo wound him badly which made it easy for Hector to finish him off.
Patroclus
yes he did because he didn't want Patroclus (i forget how to spell it, but it's basically his best friend) to go and take his place to fight.