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PATROCLUS

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Overview

PATROCLUS (noun)
  The noun PATROCLUS has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnonplay

  Familiarity information: PATROCLUS used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


PATROCLUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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