It’s at this time that he first meets Achilles. This event resulted in his exile to Phthia. Patroclus describes accidentally killing another young boy, one of noble birth. The remaining young men take a blood oath in defense of her choice. Helen does not select the young Patroclus, but instead Menelaus. Patroclus narrates these events with the insight of a grown man, looking back on how his father was continually disappointed in him. ‘ The Song of Achilles‘ opens with Patroclus, a Greek prince, son of Menoetius, being presented to Helen, daughter of King Tyndareus (and the future Helen of Troy) as a suitor. Spoiler alert: important details of the novel are revealed below. Achilles’ fate, foretold in a foreboding prophecy, plays out in a tragic series of events. They avoid the negative influence of Achilles’ mother and eventually have to go to war together, assisting Agamemnon as he attempts to retrieve his brother Menelaus’s wife, Helen, from Troy.
‘ The Song of Achilles‘ follows Patroclus, a Greek prince, who falls in love with the famed warrior, Achilles. ‘Spoiler-free’ Summary of The Song of Achilles
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