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PATROCLUS
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• PATROCLUS (noun)
The noun PATROCLUS has 1 sense:
1. (Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon
Familiarity information: PATROCLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Greek mythology) a friend of Achilles who was killed in the Trojan War; his death led Achilles to return to the fight after his quarrel with Agamemnon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)
Domain category:
Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)
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