The Song of Achilles
Summary The Song of Achilles
Achilles, and “the best of all the Greeks, and ” son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patrocl
...Achilles, and “the best of all the Greeks, and ” son of the cruel sea goddess Thetis and the legendary king Peleus, is strong, swift, and beautiful, irresistible to all who meet him. Patroclus is an awkward young prince, exiled from his homeland after an act of shocking violence. Brought together by chance, they forge an inseparable bond, despite risking the gods’ wrath.They are trained by the centaur Chiron in the arts of war and medicine, but when word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, all the heroes of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause, and torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows. Little do they know that the cruel Fates will test them both as never before and demand a terrible sacrifice.
Episode list
Chapter One
Afterwards we were led into the dusty sun of the practice yards for
How could any ordinary man take pride in his own skill when there was this
Chapter Nine
Chapter Eleven
Hearing it soothed the last of the jagged grief that had begun when
THE DINNER BELL had rung and the corridors were busy with servants
Chapter Sixteen
Iphigenia stepped delicately out of her chariot and onto the raised wood
Phoinix was already up and marshaling the Myrmidons who would
Chapter Twenty-Three
BRISEIS ASKED ME to teach her medicine and promised in return a
Chapter Twenty-Six
For a moment we do not think of Agamemnon and danger and dying
Chapter Thirty-One
