Patroclos: A Noble Warrior and Comrade Indeed!



Patroclos with Achilles on the Myrmidon's ship



Patroclos, a dear friend of Achilles, is indeed a noble comrade and warrior. In the sixteenth chapter of the book Iliad, his actions are quite reckless yet are considered both honorable and great, true sample of a warrior-like trait that is to be admired by a lot. He cares a lot for the Achaean army even though his life is at stake. It is already predicted by Zeus that Patroclos is to be slain by Hector. Still in his short term of leading the Myrmidons towards their goal, driving away the Trojans, he did his best to kill good men of the Trojan army and encouraging the Myrmidons to fight well for the Achaeans sake.



Prince Hector, the one who killed Patroclos

Patroclos is noble as a warrior and as a comrade for what he did to help drive back the Trojans. He is indeed a great warrior even though his life in battle is kind of short, did not even lasted for a day. His strength is good indeed. He fought with all of his might and has not even thought of retreating but he did after Apollo warns him to go back. There are different reasons why I consider him a noble man:

He is noble for his will to save the Achaeans and their ships. In Patroclos’s desperation to save the Achaeans, he pleas to Achilles that he should be out there and helping the Achaeans gain the favor of the tide. Achilles rejects so but he then asks him if he can lead the Myrmidons to fight. Just reading this in the sixteenth chapter makes us know that indeed Patroclos is noble for his willingness to fight though he knows the dangers of war. He risks his life for the sake of many. Achilles could have done this instead of Patroclos to spare him of his death.

Death of Patroclus

He is noble for his strength. I absolutely know nothing of his strength for I have not read anything about him yet. But as what I have read, he is strong indeed for he sent enemies of high rank down to the ground. He did well in driving away enemies. The Achaeans could have been defeated at once not for his presence that staggered a lot of enemies and make them tremble and retreat, of course with the help of Zeus.

He is noble for his words of encouragement. Some of the warriors have their hearts sink as the battle continues. With his words of spirit giving, some have their will up again and they are ready to fight. As if they can survive without the help of the noble Patroclos.

To end, Patroclos is noble, honorable, and great just like what I described Menelaos is. He has the courage to fight at all cost. He has the words of inspiration to do all the best people can. He has strength that is admirable to end the continuous onslaught of the Trojan army. He is a man that has given hope to the Achaeans. The End.