Fanfic100 Table for Patroklos

[amari_z]

Because I am crazy and because the divine powers have little pity for those who willingly launch themselves into the abyss, my claim over at fanfic100 was accepted. I'm now owing the universe 100 fics about Patroklos. Go me.



Table of Patroklos

001.	Beginnings.	002.	Middles.	003.	Ends.	004.	Insides.	005.	Outsides.
006.	Hours.	007.	Days.	008.	Weeks.	009.	Months.	010.	Years.
011.	Red.	012.	Orange.	013.	Yellow.	014.	Green.	015.	Blue.
016.	Purple.	017.	Brown.	018.	Black.	019.	White.	020.	Colourless.
021.	Friends.	022.	Enemies.	023.	Lovers.	024.	Family.	025.	Strangers.
026.	Teammates.	027.	Parents.	028.	Children.	029.	Birth.	030.	Death.
031.	Sunrise.	032.	Sunset.	033.	Too Much.	034.	Not Enough.	035.	Sixth Sense.
036.	Smell.	037.	Sound.	038.	Touch.	039.	Taste.	040.	Sight.
041.	Shapes.	042.	Triangle.	043.	Square.	044.	Circle.	045.	Moon.
046.	Star.	047.	Heart.	048.	Diamond.	049.	Club.	050.	Spade.
051.	Water.	052.	Fire.	053.	Earth.	054.	Air.	055.	Spirit.
056.	Breakfast.	057.	Lunch.	058.	Dinner.	059.	Food.	060.	Drink.
061.	Winter.	062.	Spring.	063.	Summer.	064.	Fall.	065.	Passing.
066.	Rain.	067.	Snow.	068.	Lightening.	069.	Thunder.	070.	Storm.
071.	Broken.	072.	Fixed.	073.	Light.	074.	Dark.	075.	Shade.
076.	Who?	077.	What?	078.	Where?	079.	When?	080.	Why?
081.	How?	082.	If.	083.	And.	084.	He.	085.	She.
086.	Choices.	087.	Life.	088.	School.	089.	Work.	090.	Home.
091.	Birthday.	092.	Christmas.	093.	Thanksgiving.	094.	Independence.	095.	New Year.
096.	Writer‘s Choice.	097.	Writer‘s Choice.	098.	Writer‘s Choice.	099.	Writer‘s Choice.	100.	Writer‘s Choice.

Notes
Because I am geeky, these will probably be expanded as I go along.

Brief Summary of Life of Patroklos (Patroclus)--Or who is this guy anyway?
Patroklos son of Menoitios, King of Opous, was Achilleus's best friend (and possibly his lover). In childhood, he accidently killed a friend over a dice game, and he and his father were forced to flee to the land of their kinsman, King Peleus of Phthia. Peleus was the father of Achilleus, whose mother was the Nereid (sea nymph/goddess) Thetis. Patroklos became Achilleus's companion.

Later, the two of them were among the Greeks who fought at Troy, and Achilleus was the Greek's greatest fighter. Nine years into the war, Achilleus got into a dispute with Agamemnon, the leader of the Greeks. Agamemnon was forced to give back his female captive (his prize) to her father and seized Achilleus' prize, Briseis, as recompense. Achilleus was seriously enraged by this affront to his honor and thereafter refused to fight anymore. He and Patroklos (along with their men, the Myrmidons) sat out the fighting until things became dire and the Greeks' beached ships themselves were threatened. Patroklos, moved by pity, asked Achilleus to allow him to lead the Myrmidons into battle while dressed in Achilleus's armor, so as to give heart to their allies and dismay the Trojans. Achilleus agreed. Patroklos entered the battle, killed many but was killed by Hektor and Euphorbos, with help from Apollo. Grief over his death and the desire for revenge moved Achilleus to return to the fighting. He killed Hektor. Achilleus in turn was later killed by Paris and Apollo.

Cheiron--Centaur, teacher of Achilleus. See notes here.

Disclaimer
I am not a classicist, nor do I read any Greek. I enjoy history and have always loved Greek mythology, so I'm just bumbling along here. My main reference is of course the Iliad, but I don't promise to adhere to it.

Any complaints, corrections, or disputes are welcome, as I'm always happy to learn and discuss. This is all done for fun.

I have not watched the movie Troy, and any perceived reference is strictly by accident.

Notes on Names
Because the first translation of the Iliad I read was Richmond Lattimore's, I will generally be using his spellings for names of people and places, although I may mess up occasionally. As noted above, I don't read Greek, so please excuse mistakes. Any corrections will be gratefully accepted.

Comments

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

You talking about from Troy? Or just the character/person in general?

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

Bite your tounge, woman! I haven't even seen that shameful disgrace. From mythology, of course. ; )

[sasha-b.livejournal.com]

LOL I figured, knowing you....but just wanted to be sure. :p The only good thing about that film is Eric Bana. I'm Greek. I should know. *giggles*

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

Not even Eric Bana could entice me into watching that movie (although I admit I did catch like 15 minutes of it when the cable company briefly gave me showtime by accident--it burned horribly).

[far-mountain.livejournal.com]

Congrats on getting your claim!

Golly, that's a lot of drabbles. But something tells me it won't be long before you start working your way through that table.

Go, Amari!

[amari-z.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The scary thing is though, that they're not necessarily drabbles--100 words in the minimum word count. *pulls out hair* We'll see how it goes. : )

[far-mountain.livejournal.com]

100-word *minimum*? You really do know how to party. :-D

[thealaskanchick.livejournal.com]

So I just have to say (even if it looks like you're not really doing this anymore, which is sad), this is awesome.

I'm writing my thesis on Patroklos, and it's nice to find someone else who doesn't look at him and think of the character from Troy. That movie ruined the Iliad for a whole generation. Whenever someone asks me about my thesis I generally have to spend half the conversation explaining why Patroklos in the Iliad is not Patroklos in Troy.

Also, Patroklos is kind of a bamf in the epic, whereas he's pathetic in the movie. So, like I said, this is awesome.