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Death of Patroclus |
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| This relief by 19th-century Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen depicts a crucial event in the epic poem the Iliad: the death of Patroclus. Protected by the armor of his friend Achilles, who has withdrawn from battle, Patroclus leads the forces of the Myrmidons and is killed by the Trojan warrior Hector. Achilles rejoins the fighting as a result and eventually leads the Greeks to victory in the Trojan War. | ||||||
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| Iliad; Homer; Thorvaldsen, Bertel | ||||||
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