Song of Achilles

Patroclus

Also known as: Philtatos

An exiled prince with no talent for war and endless talent for kindness, narrating his life beside Achilles from Phthia to the walls of Troy. 'Name one hero who was happy' hangs over every page he tells.

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Popular Patroclus Ships

Achilles/Patroclus

8k works

Madeline Miller's retelling made the Iliad's central grief explicit: the golden son of a goddess and the exiled boy he chose over godhood, from Pelion's caves to the walls of Troy. 'He is half of my soul, as the poets say' became a generational tattoo of a sentence.

Common Tropes in Patroclus Fanfiction

Patroclus · Angst with a Happy Ending

250k works

One of AO3's most trusted tags: the story will hurt — sometimes brutally — but it promises in advance that the characters come out the other side. The contract lets writers go dark and readers follow without bracing for devastation.

Other Song of Achilles Characters

Achilles

9k works

Aristos Achaion, best of the Greeks, a demigod prince whose glory at Troy was prophesied alongside his death. In Miller's telling, every choice bends around Patroclus, the boy he loved before he was a legend.

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The most popular Patroclus ships include Achilles/Patroclus. These pairings feature prominently in AO3 fanfiction.

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