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ID: 901000742
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000742
Record Type: Character/Person

Patroclus (Greek character)

Note: Cousin and close companion of Achilles.

Names:
Patroclus (Greek character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Πάτροκλος (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Patroclus (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
relative of .... Achilles
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Achilles (Greek character)) [901000072]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Patroclus (Greek character)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Getty Research Institute Special Collections Finding Aids (2005-)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) in 94G3 funeral of Patroclus
Πάτροκλος (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patroclus
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Achilles," accessed 7 July 2017

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