Achilles and Patroclus Were Friends

Achilles: *requests that his ashes be buried in the same golden urn as those of Patroclus so the two of them can be together for eternity* Certain historians: Like, are they friends?

Achilles requests to be buried with Patroclus for eternity, while a skeptical historian asks whether they were merely friends. The joke refers to the debated romantic relationship between Achilles and Patroclus in Greek mythology and is used to mock deliberate understatement or historical denial. EN: Achilles requests to be buried with Patroclus for eternity, while a skeptical historian asks whether they were merely friends. The joke refers to the debated romantic relationship between Achilles and Patroclus in Greek mythology and is used to mock deliberate understatement or historical denial.

• @rzeczyzabawne / 10831 2023-07-23