Patrochilles - Blog Posts
No one survives reading The Song Of Achilles, even if it's their 99th read.
I'm reading Song of Achilles for the first time and I'm not even a 100 pages in, but I already shed tears for these 2, I'm not going to survive this book am I?
The hands wanted to take him,
He did not want to go.
They wanted to take him down under,
He did not want to go.
Thanatos had come for him,
He did not want to go.
There was one he would leave,
He did not want to go.
The hands over his mouth, no air in his lungs,
He did not want to go.
A future never to be seen,
He did not want to go.
A life of joy in the sorrow,
He did not want to go.
But they pulled and pulled,
He did not want to go.
He was sorry, Achilles,
He did not want to go.
Just something I thought of while listening to 'Achilles Come Down' by Gang of Youth. Hope you like it.
What I think Iliad's caracherts favourite curse word is
Achilles: he doesn't actually curse, he uses mostly words like "freak" "shoot" etc
Patroclus: f*ck (and everything that has f*ck inside like f*cking sh*t etc)
Agamemnon: c*nt (really ugly as he is)
Odysseus: doesn't usually curse, but when he's mad he uses sh*t
Diomedes: any curse word will do
Ajax: anything not too offensive, like he would definitely use b*tch but not wh*re
Thesis: motherf*cker or bast*rd
one of my favorite things about tsoa is how patroclus and achilles kissed on the beach that day, pretended it didnt happen for three years, found out that his mom couldnt see them and then went “yeS HOMO” and jumped straight to the do
im on page 32 of the song of achilles (first time reading it) and if these two fuckers dont kiss soon-
i could make thousands of these
People who have read "the song of Achilles" need to read "the silence of the girls" and Homer's Iliad, as in song of Achilles the story is told from Patroclus' perspective, someone who loved Achilles so he's incredibly biased and mainly focuses on how amazing Achilles was,
when actually he's the reason so many died during the trojan was because of his massive tantrum over Briseis (who would not have been like a close friend to them she would have just been a slave for Achilles to use)
Then again after Patroclus dies he commits horrific acts "in the name of love" but in Homer's Iliad the entire plot is off Achilles anger, it starts with his annoyance of being dishonoured and ends with his rage as his lover is killed because of his original anger.
Reblogging my art with folk songs I feel are fitting part 2
after “The Song of Achilles” by Madeline Miller (warning: violence)
Heliotropic soul who smells of spring.
Sunshine hair with gold-leafed summer irises,
Bright, shining from alabaster flesh.
Chiseled hands over carved wood,
Sinew-plucked strings.
They would never draw blood.
Winter is a minimalist,
Warmed by our roseate love,
Thawed anew.
"these flowers suit your hair so well"
Aristos Achaion and his Philatos 🌌
i feel like sometimes ppl forget Helen is a spartan woman, spartan women exercised and did sports, unlike most women in greece. So i made her a bit buff🙏
The most painful part of The Song of Achilles is that there would be no story if they didn’t die at the end.
Tragedies are popular because they remind us of inevidable misfortune. The fact I love a book that hurts me is the fucking point and boy do I loathe it sometimes.
Totally not me realizing Achilles and Patroclus never had a chance to rest from fate and prophecy until their deaths.
Totally not me tearing up here.
Golden mornings and cool sea breezes brought them together.
Playful touches turned to yearnings with depth.
Days passed and love grew.
Until one day a shadow came uninvited.
Soon enough hell broke loose.
Still they managed to find their homes in the arms of the other.
But fate is bitter and sour and cruel.
It took away the black haired boy from his lover.
And left the other to grieve forever.
But what no one saw was the rage deep in the blues.
While the golden haired burned the world alive,
fate watched in the corner scared and small.
When the Trojans took away his home, his love, what could Achilles do except grieve for Patroclus.
And his grief brought the mighty warriors to their knees.
Troy did not not lose the war. Nor did the Greek win it.
Achilles grieved for Patroclus, and soon enough the war ended.
guys don’t let your boyfriend borrow your clothes
no seriously trust me
the gentle intimacy of this is something so dear to me
Happy birthday Eggs!
"A last request—grant it, please.
Never bury my bones apart from yours, Achilles,
Let them lie together . . .
Just as we grew up together in your house"
Patroclus to Achilles
The Iliad - Homer
Troy story is my eighth favorite book. I love my hopeless homos
"and perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone."
-Madeline Miller
SPOILERS
alt title for the song of achilles
"they both die at the end"
patroclus: drawing and writes the word bromance
patroclus: slowly erases the b
achilles: wha-
patroclus: redrawing the b
when in doubt, read fanfiction. when not in doubt, read fanfiction. honestly just read fanfiction it's the best.
just two beautiful boys who Hector has done nothing to
I was looking up something today and two of my recent searches popped up. I think that they may perhaps be equivalent.
I just recently finished Song of Achilles, and…I’m not okay. Yeah, I knew they were going to die, but it doesn’t make it hurt any less. And the thing that I can’t get over is that it’s all Achilles fault. If he had chosen a peaceful life with Patroclus, then nothing would have happened to them. Or if he listened to Patroclus when he BEGGED Achilles to fight. My man really got down on his knees and BEGGED, and Achilles said no. So, really, it’s all Achilles fault. Also, I am really glad they finally got to be together in Elysium. If they remained separated then I would have literally found Madeline Miller and forced her to change it. Also, Pyrrhus is a dick.
Thank you for listening to my rant.
So I made some Patroclus x Achilles fanarts ^^
To be honest that's not really how I imagine them, I drew it before starting the book lolz hope you guys like it ❤