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Antilochus being hand-fed figs by Achilles.

Patroclus stripping Antilochus almost naked to treat a minor injury on his chest.

Patroclus and Achilles bathing Antilochus after a battle.

Achilles pressing himself against Antilochus and holding his body to show him the best position to use a bow.

Antilochus sitting between Patroclus' thighs, who's combing his hair.

After a night of drinking wine together, Antilochus falling asleep in Achilles's tent, held tightly between him and Patroclus.

Achilles: 23. Yes, considering that, he had Neoptolemus young. It was more common at the time, from what I've seen. He is young and stupid.

Agamemnon: 40. 10 years older than Menelaus. I doubted for a second they'd be so close with a 10-year age gap, but then i remembered how close me and my older brother who's also 10 years older are, and it only made me more convinced of that age gap.

Ajax, the great: 34. Five years older than his half brother. Honestly, I am kind of choosing this one only using the fact Telamon and Nestor were argonauts in some versions as a metric, for I have not found any other indicators of his age.

Ajax, the lesser: 30. I mean, I can only see him as younger than Ajax the great. Also, I am using the fact his father was an argonaut as a metric for that age ONCE AGAIN.

Antilochus: 18. Some claim Nestor said he was too young to join the war when it started, and only joined in the middle. He would have joined at 23.

Diomedes: 26. Some interpretations say he was the youngest among the acheans, but I find that unlikely. I chose the interpretation he is only the youngest among the kings.

Menelaus: 30. Not very old, not very young. He is in the middle ground, in my opinion.

Nestor: 53. He, according to some interpretations, met and had a similar age to most of the achean's fathers, so I used it as a metric for his own age.

Neoptolemus: 6, 16 when he joined the war. Many describe him to be in his "late teens".

Odysseus: 34. He is described as an "raw old man" during the illiad if I am not mistaken, nine years after the war starts, so I believe that makes sense.

Patroclus: 25, older than Achilles, but only by two years. A bit more wise than him.

Going to preface this by saying none of these will be serious because Antilochus is just a silly guy to me

Def takes every opportunity possible to make fun of his dad. Nestor is giving one of his long winded speeches and Antilochus is just behind him ad libbing and making faces. Nestor joins the battle briefly and Antilochus is so busy mocking his bad back and slow running that he nearly forgets they're in the middle of the battlefield. That being said I think if anyone other than him makes fun of Nestor Antilochus is immediately on their necks

Either a surprisingly good cook or is literally barred from even sitting anywhere near the fire

I've said this before but he has whatever the equivalent of brainrot humour is in ancient Greece. Before you start saying "azi there's no such thing" I must remind you that annoying little shits have existed throughout all time so YES of course there was such a thing.

Loves wearing eccentric clothing. He thinks he's a trend setter.

He also thinks he's really good at the lyre. He's... Okay at it.

Really good with children. Which is a shame because he barely got to raise his little brothers anyway 😛😛😛 Horrible with babies though. Kids love him but babies take one look at him and start wailing.

Gossip queen. Not to blackmail others but just to hear the tea for entertainment. Loves stirring shit up though, which is barely a hc because he literally does this in the Iliad when he keeps ramming his chariot against Menelaus' during the funeral games for no reason other than to piss him off.

Ahem, artistic nudity

Heres the references

These are all the exact same ship btw and it’s one of my favourite dynamics

Character a: secretly a superhero

Character b: bullies character a but is a massive fan (THEY HAVE A CRUSH COUGH COUGH) of the superhero.

How he felt as he watched one his close friend Achilles grow closer and closer to his philos, until they were nigh-inseparable ? As he watched their relationship grow from childish crushes and puppy love to something deep-rooted and long-lasting, something of legend ?

How he felt as he watched Achilles refuse to come to the aid of the Greeks, even as he knew that Antilochus’ brother Thrasymedes and his aged father Nestor were in danger without him there ? How he felt as he watched Patroclus - his friend, by now, almost as close as Achilles - try to sway him to no avail ?

As he watched Patroclus ride into battle dressed as Achilles, like a living embodiment of Achilles himself - the hardened, glorious, armor and face of the son of a god, but with a soft core, and one that belonged to none but Patroclus ?

As he watched Patroclus returning, brought back by Menelaus and Odysseus, armor gone now, and soft, dead, core laid bare for all to see ?

As he watched Achilles, mad with grief, weep over Patroclus’ corpse, and tried to stay his blade from his throat, that he may not lose two friends in one day ? As he wept with him, for the loss of a man they both loved ?

As he watched his once-glorious friend empty out into nothingness, a husk, the soft core gone, and even the glorious armor dented and rusted ? As he lost his friend after all, and in a way more painful than any spear tip ?

As he saw Memnon, son of the Dawn, ready his spear across the Troad ? As he saw where his eyes fell ? As he leapt across to catch the point of it on his own belly, that it may not do the same to his father - one of the few people left to him ?

As he stared up into Achilles’ eyes, the other man hugging him close, as close as he had Patroclus, even, and as the last of it’s light faded away with the loss of this newest love ? As the last sight to meet his eyes before he succumbed to his wounds were the death of his closest friend ?