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Conversations: So Are They Cousins Or Not?! The Love of Achilles & Patroclus w/ Charlotte Gregory

Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean

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The Relationship Between Brad and Patroclus in Troy

In Troy, the cousin is like emphasized so much. And it now means that a lot of people now think that's what their relationship was. In all mythological sort, he's older, he's the older of the two. It's explicitly stated in the Iliad and later sources,. which then causes a whole load of issues for later Greek writers.

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