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The Funeral Games of Patroclus
The Funeral Games of Patroclus is a 1778 fresco by Jacques-Louis David. It shows the funeral games for Patroclus during Trojan War, with his body and Achilles at the foot of the pyre and Hector resting on his chariot on the right. It was first exhibited at the Palazzo Mancini in Rome in September 1778, where it was a critical success. It was then lost until 1972, when it was acquired by the National Gallery of Ireland, its present home.
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up for their winning, a tripod or a woman, in games for a man’s funeral, so these two swept whirling about the city of Priam in the speed of their feet, while all the gods were looking upon them ("Iliad" 22.157-66, Richmond Lattimore, Translator).
Greek epic poetry "Iliad" The funeral games for Patroclus.
Greek epic poetry "Iliad" The funeral games for Patroclus Synopsis.
In "Iliad 23", Achilles organizes a series of athletic competitions to honor Patroclus, the fallen Achaean hero. The