you don't understand. every single greek warrior mourned the death of patroclus. every single sea goddess and nereid mourned his loss. the greatest warriors of the greek army like menelaus and ajax were prepared to die defending his body from the trojans so that it could be taken back to camp. achilles' horses literally cried at his death. at losing patroclus, achilles immediately wants to die as well. achilles' refusal to be parted from his body was so strong that thetis has to protect it from decay. this man was so universally loved that the entire greek camp mourned his death for DAYS
















