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Who reads The Song of Achilles audiobook?

Who reads The Song of Achilles audiobook?

Frazer Douglas
Product details

Listening Length 11 hours and 15 minutes
Narrator Frazer Douglas
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date March 06, 2012
Publisher HarperAudio

Does audible have the Song of Achilles?

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller | Audiobook | Audible.com.

Is the book The Song of Achilles appropriate?

I’d say yes, it will be fine, as long as you are fine with themes and intense love (not so much sex, but true, heartfelt love and all the joys and pains that come with it). Also, you have to be aware that the main storyline is a male/male romance.

Where can I get the Song of Achilles?

The Song of Achilles: A Novel: Miller, Madeline: 9780062060624: Amazon.com: Books.

How old is Patroclus in Song of Achilles?

12 Years Old
12 Years Old Patroclus spends several months with Achilles as his therapon, and he finds happiness with him.

Is Patroclus a girl?

Patroclus acted as a male role model for Achilles, as he was both older than Achilles and wise regarding counsel.

Are Achilles and Patroclus lovers?

It is clear that Achilles and Patroclus had an incredibly deep, intimate bond. But nothing between them in the Iliad is explicitly romantic or sexual. Because many Greeks of the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, centuries later after the Iliad was written, did portray Achilles and Patroclus as lovers.

Are Patroclus and Achilles lovers?

Why did Thetis hate Patroclus?

Relationship with Patroclus She hates Patroclus. Thetis tells 12 year old Achilles that she wishes to meet Patroclus. Patroclus is afraid because of her reputation for hating mortals. She tells him that Achilles will be a god, and asks him if he understands.

Why did Achilles refuse fight?

Achilles refuses to fight because he feels slighted over the fact that Agamemnon took his prize, Briseis, away from him. Achilles feels disrespected and not only abstains from fighting, but prays that the Greeks will suffer a great loss, so that Agamemnon can see what a mistake it was to start a conflict with him.

Did Achilles and Patroclus sleep together?

Patroclus remembers how Achilles describes him and Patroclus sleeping together and how Achilles says he was thinking of him. Patroclus is curious as he has never seen a naked woman before and he almost leaves after seeing how broken her eyes are, but he doesn’t want to hurt her more so he sleeps with her.