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Philtatos.
TSOA, Madeline Miller.
A sly smile spread across his face; he had always loved defiance.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
I am made of memories.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
Pa-tro-clus.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
What has Hector ever done to me?
TSOA, Madeline Meyer
He is half of my soul, as the poets say.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
And perhaps it is greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
We were like gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but each other.
TSOA, Madeline Miller
the fact that in ancient Greece philosophers were debating whether Achilles was a top or a bottom (or a twink or a bear if you prefer) will never not be funny to me
Historians, about the relationship of Achilles and Patroclus: They were just good friends! Good bros! Nothing really gay about it!
Achilles: "My Patroclus"
Achilles: *sleeps with Patroclus*
Achilles: *the person he is closest to is Patroclus*
Achilles when his bedwife gets taken: *merely refuses to fight* Achilles when Patroclus is killed: *goes on a slaughter spree*
Achilles, when he finds out about Patroclus' death: *screams so loud he can be heard from the underworld*
Achilles: *demands his ashes be mingled with Patroclus'*
Achilles: *kills a fucking river/ defeats a river god when said god is trying to stop him from murdering Patroclus' killer*
Achilles: *murders Patroclus' killer knowing full well it will result in his death, although he wanted to live in glory*
Achilles: *drags Patroclus' killer around the city of Troy, in the dirt, three times, dishonouring him although he partly admired Hector before Patroclus' murder*
Achilles: *refuses to have Hector buried/sent for burial*
Achilles: *has to have Priam come to him and beg for his son's body for him to return Hector for burial*
Achilles: *prowls the battlefield, wanting death, so that he can be reunited with Patroclus*
Achilles: *smiles when he dies because he's going to be reunited with Patroclus*
Some of y’all are good at art but I’m good at marking things in my books 🤓☝️
I just finished reading The song of Achilles awhile ago and oh my gods of Olympus I was screaming crying balling my eyes out and now I’m going to reread it until I can go to my library pls helllllp ! 🫶🏼💖❤️😭😭😭😭😭
I am crying
the amount of times i’ve listened to this and cried is embarrassing 😎🕺🏻
credit: bookamour on tiktok (i love their account, they have made pieces like this for many other books too)
More The Song of Achilles fanart because I have sold my soul to this book. A little angst for y’all too.
I forgot to sign this one. Please give me credit.
It’s like looking at a rainbow, then you look at the right side of the post and you are blinded by a million rainbows.
this is all i have to say
If I ask my future partner “You’re like the Achilles to my Patroclus” and they say “weren’t they just friends?” I will leave them on the spot.