PATROCLUS

Meaning of PATROCLUS in English

Pronunciation: p ə - ' tr ō -kl ə s, - ' trä-

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Patroklos

Date: 15th century

: a Greek hero and friend of Achilles slain by Hector at Troy

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PATROCLUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Patroklos Date: 15th century a Greek hero and friend of Achilles slain by Hector at …
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PATROCLUS — /peuh troh"kleuhs/ , n. Class. Myth. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
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PATROCLUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Patroklos Date: 15th century : a Greek hero and friend of Achilles slain by Hector …
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PATROCLUS — [Pa.tro.clus] n [L, fr. Gk Patroklos]: a Greek hero and friend of Achilles slain by Hector at Troy
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PATROCLUS — Patroclus BrE AmE pə ˈtrɒk ləs AmE \ -ˈtroʊk-
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SARPEDON — /sahr peed"n, -pee"don/ , n. Class. Myth. a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
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HECTOR — n. In Greek legend, the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba , the husband of Andromache, and the chief warrior …
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ACHILLES — n. In Greek mythology , the bravest and strongest of the Greek warriors in the Trojan War . Because his …
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HECTOR — [Greek heroic] Hector was the eldest son of Priam and Hecuba; he was the husband of Andromache and the father …
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GREEK HEROIC LEGEND — All the articles available in the Greek heroic legend section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Abderus; Acamas; Acastus; Acherusia; Achilles; Acrisius; …
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CLYSONYMUS — [Greek heroic] A friend of Patroclus, who killed him during a quarrel.
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