Patroclus

Then the King leaned gracefully down from his saddle, and struck Patroclus with his jeweled sword and knighted him on the spot.

One morning the King had been out hunting and happened to ride by the cottage of Patroclus with a train of his knights.

Patroclus was in constant attendance on the King and used to stand all day in his antechamber.

If you, Patroclus, could be in his armor, and perhaps the very sight of it may drive back the Trojans.

The fat boy's name was AEneas , his father's name was Patroclus, and his mother's Daphne.

Patroclus and AEneas looked up and saw the Pumpkin Giant coming with his mouth wide open.

Patroclus came home, and they told him, and he sat down and lamented with them.

One morning Patroclus and AEneas were out in the field digging potatoes, for new potatoes were just in the market.

Achilles, at the news, felt regretted but only agreed that Patroclus could lead their army to the field and lend him his armor.

Patroclus forgot what Achilles had advised him, and came too near to Hector, and was recognized.

Next spring all over Patroclus 's potato field grew running vines, and in the fall Giants' heads.

His friend, Patroclus, borrowed his armour and went out to change the situation of war, but was killed by Hector, the eldest son of Priam.

Hector, pressing forward, fought with skill and finally pierced Patroclus with his spear.

Then Patroclus picked up an enormous young Plantagenet and threw it plump into the Pumpkin Giant's mouth.

Patroclus A Greek warrior , the attendant and friend of Achilles , who was killed by Hector in the Trojan War .

Patroclus and Daphne hesitated, but they were hungry, too.

Patroclus fell mortally wounded and died soon.

Patroclus was not ordinarily a brave man, but he was brave in an emergency;