I also have this as a Spotify playlist with even more songs! Link: open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ixac58QtBPsk3Xel15aJU?si=mP1kMfPORQCYG9Ced9Y-ow&dl_branch=1
This book made me sob not because of the obvious death, but because his mom who hated the relationship was the one to reunite them in the afterlife. She understood then how much they loved each other.
SPOILER ALERT The ending dialogue between Patroclus and Thetis was so powerful and satisfactory. It was worth all Patroclus had to endure, In that moment nothing else mattered, he was fearless. I didn´t know if cried or cheered lol
DAMNIT I'M TRYING TO MOVE ON :,) AND I GOTTA TELL YOU HOW MY WORLD STOPPED AT PATROCLUS' REALIZATION THAT NO, IT WAS NOT HONOR THAT MADE MELEAGER FIGHT OR HIS FRIENDS OR EVEN HIS OWN LIFE--- IT WAS CLEOPATRA BEGGING HIM. AND THAT HER NAME IS BUILT IN THE SAME PIECES AS PATROCLUS. :,} LIKE DAMNIT FATES YOU DID NOT
My favourite quotes: - [ ] “This, I say. This and this. The way his hair looked in summer sun. His face when he ran. His eyes solemn as an owl at lessons. This and this and this. So many moments of happiness, crowding forward.” - [ ] “He is half my soul as the poet say.” - [ ] “This and this and this.” - [ ] “I could recognise him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world. - [ ] “In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.” - [ ] “We were like Gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other” - [ ] “Name one hero who was happy”…..”You cant”….”I cant”….”They never let you be famous and happy”….”I’ll tell you a secret” “I’m going to be the first.”……”swear it” “why me?”….”because you’re the reason, swear it.” - [ ] “He was spring, golden and bright. Envious death would drink his blood, and grow young again.” - [ ] “The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused.” - [ ] “He would sail to Troy and I would follow, even into death.” - [ ] “I am made of memories” - [ ] “Achilles grinning as the figs blur in his hands. His green eyes laughing into mine.” Catch he says “Achilles, outlined against the sky, hanging from a branch over the river. The thick warmth of his sleepy breath against my ear.” If I have to go I will go with you “My fears forgotten in the golden harbour of his arms.” The memories come and come. We were all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both. - [ ] “There was more to say, but for once we did not say it. There would be other times for speaking, tonight and tomorrow and all the days after that. He let go of my hand.” - [ ] “The memories well up like spring-water, faster than I can hold them back. They do not come as words, but like dreams, rising as scent from the rain-wet earth”
okay but does no one remember how heartbroken patroclus was to have to think about how he would live when Achilles was gone but then pat end up dying first and could only watch as Achilles met his end by choice
"name one hero who was happy" i considered.heracls went mad and killed his family. theseus lost his bride and father. jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old. bellerophon killed the chimera, but was crippled by the fall from pegasus's back. "you can't." he was sitting up now, leaning forward. "i can't." "i know. they never let you be famous and happy." he lifted an eyebrow. "let me tell you a secret." "tell me." i loved when he was like this "i am going to be the first." he took my palm and held it to his. "swear it." "why me?" "because you are the reason. swear it." "i swear it", i said, lost in the high colours of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes. "i swear it", he echoed. we sat like that for a moment, hands touching. he grinned. "i feel like i could eat the world raw."
"I could recognize him by touch alone, By smell, By the way his breaths came And his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death At the end of the world." They truly are what no one can imagine, their faults have been erased as quickly as the sea took their footprints. They wouldn't forget what happened but rather be able to look back, a smile on their face, cheeks red with the cold wind, hand in hand with memories to be made and cuddles to be lived, and know the past made them care for each other in the way only hurt and death and grief could bring two souls together despitethe Fate's disapproval. Their Love blinded all, hid the worst parts of the world, shined brighter than the sun, more mesmerizing than the midnight light and more mysterious than the sparkles that would shine in the darkness. They defined Love in a way no one would understand because they were honest and true, they spoke their fears and helped eachother, let their soulmate in their heart and forever and ever, trusted the intentions of the one their heart called. They will live, because nothing was strong enough to break their trust, Love, memories.
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
I think Thetis was honestly the most misunderstood character in The Song of Achilles. She's portrayed as the villain throughout the novel, and I admit she's by no way means morally good. But we realise at the end that her hatred of humans and therefore Patroclus is somewhat justified. Achilles himself, after all, was meant to be weakened by his humanity, and the gods wanted that to be Thetis's punishment. To dilute her son with the weakness of humanity. But he turned out to be the greatest warrior who ever lived. Because of her.
And she was proven wrong in the end about gods and mortals, anyway. Her grandson Pyrrhus, who was raised the way she'd wanted to raise Achilles - more acutely aware of his godhead, far removed from his mortal side and prevented from forming close relationships with mortals - turned out to be an absolute monster.
"Best of men. Best of the Myrmidons", she places her fingers to my lips, stopping my objection. "It is truth," she says. "Let it stand, for once." And he really was 😭😭😭
I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S. "Go," she says. "He waits for you." In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun. ~~~Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles My heart...
I just finished reading The Song of Achilles yesterday, and I've been crying and thinking about it ever since. It's horrible and heartbreaking, but it's also one of the most romantic stories ever told (for me). This novel will make you cry, laugh, love, and hate; it's full of emotions, and the plot line is wonderfully well-written. "What has Hector ever done to me?" This sentence strikes me the most, and it gives me the impression that we should be conscious of our surroundings because just because someone is brilliant at one thing does not indicate they will be good at another. I'm hoping that more people learn about this story. The Song of Achilles is deserving of the praise it has received, and Madeline Miller deserves credit for the way she created this novel.
Achilles was a great fire, a warrior. Patroclus was that soft rain that cooled the earth. They were the perfect match. Even though they both knew it would cost Achilles his life, he chose fame. After all, what had Hector ever done to him? “What had Hector ever done to me” But what they didn’t know was that Achilles’ fame wouldn’t be from being a great warrior, but from the rage that came when his beloved rain, was killed. Now hector had done something to him. “He was half of my soul, as the poets say” When Patroclus died, Achilles raged, not just killing hector, but dragging his body around Troy, he didn’t care that he would die because Hector was dead, he just wanted to avenge his lover. “Name one hero who was happy” Yet historians just refuse the fact that Homer made these two lovers, not cousins, not brothers, not good friends. Someone wouldn’t go that mad over a death of their cousin, or best friend. They were in love, a love that not even the gods could touch. “We were like gods at the dawning of the earth, our joy was so bright we could see nothing but the other.” They had a love that was more than love. Their bodies longed for each other every single second. They couldn't breathe without one another. A prince wouldn’t have his ashes mixed with his second. Would he? But Achilles did. And yet we still think they were anything but lovers.
I read Song Of Achilles 6 months ago and it still breaks me to think about it. It’s those feelings that you hate at the moment but crave when it leaves you.
Historians will say they are friends Hollywood will say they are best friends Poets will say they are lovers But the universe will tell you, they are or at least were soulmates
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.” “Name one hero who was happy." “When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.” “I am made of memories.” -The song of Achilles
"I could recognize him by touch alone, By smell, By the way his breaths came And his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death At the end of the world." They truly are what no one can imagine, their faults have been erased as quickly as the sea took their footprints. They wouldn't forget what happened but rather be able to look back, a smile on their face, cheeks red with the cold wind, hand in hand with memories to be made and cuddles to be lived, and know the past made them care for each other in the way only hurt and death and grief could bring two souls together despitethe Fate's disapproval. Their Love blinded all, hid the worst parts of the world, shined brighter than the sun, more mesmerizing than the midnight light and more mysterious than the sparkles that would shine in the darkness. They defined Love in a way no one would understand because they were honest and true, they spoke their fears and helped eachother, let their soulmate in their heart and forever and ever, trusted the intentions of the one their heart called. They will live, because nothing was strong enough to break their trust, Love, memories.
I just hope one day to have a love story like theirs, to live happily with my soulmate and share love, memories, fears and hurt, until the final breath
I discovered the book thanks to this Playlist. Now I'm coming back here.. I just finished the book and I'm just speechless.It's been a long time since a book hit me like that. I don't regret anything.I was emotionally attached to them and their story. I laughed, i smiled, i felt angry, i cried, for them... I'm so heartbroken now. Their relationship is something so pure and intense... Together as a one soul. If only it was not their destiny.
"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳" ~ 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴 I just finished the book today and my heart bleeds for them. This book is hauntingly beautiful ♡
0:00 two men in love by the irrepressibles 6:32 please don't go by barcelona 11:09 let me follow by son lux 15:56 i've never felt so alone (slowed & filtered ) 18:14 experience by ludovico einaudi (slowed) 22:12 to be alone swith you by sufjan stevens 25:00 light by sleeping at last 29:23 burrlin 31:39 work song by hozier 35:29 haunt me (x3) by teen suicide
I personally did not cry until the very end, only until I started thinking about the way that things could have been different. The book hurt until the very end, otherwise it was very well written!
this book left me so many different feellings, i am heart-broken over their love story but also very angry at the fact that things could get better at the beginning and everything dont need to end this way. But in the end when Thetis finally understood their story and reunite them together, it's really warm my heart and literally lift me up from all the sorrow in my heart.
"He is half of my soul, as the poets say" "I am made of memories" "Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only." "Had she really thought I would not know him? I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world." "In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun."
Lo peor de estudiar literatura es que siempre que me colocan a hacer trabajos de la Ilíada, termino llorando, no puedo evitar sentir la tristeza de la muerte de Patroclo y después de Aquiles, lloro mientras hago los trabajos, mientras estudio sus fragmentos, lloro con todo lo que se relacione a su historia. Ese libro me marco, ya hace más de tres años que lo leí, y sigo reaccionando igual.
i know very well this is for the book (especially since its on my bookshelf right now) but my name is Achilles and I FULLY intend on pretending this was made for me
I found this Playlist a month or two ago and became more curious about the book. Although I’m not completely interested in Greek mythology, this was so good to read since I’ve finished it today. I enjoyed it and you could tell their obvious connection and love for one another. Patroclus truly had the heart for Achilles and adored him. Especially sharing memories with Thetis. She hated him but yet let them be together in the end. A well written story for the heart to enjoy
"Now." Lycomedes came forward, and I saw his face for the first time. His skin was yellowed, and his graying beard like dirty fleece; yet his eyes were sharp enough. "Who is this man, Pyrrha?" "No one!" Deidameia had seized Achilles' arm, was tugging at it. At the same time, Achilles answered coolly, "My husband." I closed my mouth quickly, as to not gape like a fish. "He is not! That's not true!" Deidameia's voice rose high, startling the birds roosting in the rafters. A few feathers wafted down to the floor. She might have said more, but she was crying too hard to speak clearly. Lycomedes turned to me as if for refuge, man to man. "Sir, is this true?" Achilles was squeezing my fingers. "Yes," I said. This was the first time I've giggle laughed ever, it was absolutely magnificent and made my heart soar. So amazing, except for Deidameia I suppose. First 'romance' story I've ever read, and I'll say I chose well.
i read this book last may on a camping road trip in all these different beautiful forests and it made the experience even more magical. i'll never forget this book.
oh my god this is breathtaking. yes i am crying no i don’t wanna talk abt the trauma that book gave me and yes i do wanna talk abt how underrated this playlist is
I sobbed for about an hour after I read TSOA but since then I have delayed my full breakdown until I find a more convenient time to be depressed for at least 72 hours, this playlist is for then. (I bookmarked the start of the beginning of the true sadness and will read from there to allow myself the full heartbreak experience)
I’m currently under a lot of stress applying to medical school and all I feel is anxiety. I read this book just to feel anything different lol. Heartbreak > anxiety
@@grimmmmmmme i postponed reading the book for so long 😭😭 I just finished reading it and had a nice long sob. I loved it so much. Everything about the book felt so real. Every little detail Patroclus accounted and the way the emotions were painted just pushed me to read more. Ive had a good back and forth with finishing this book but im so happy i discovered it and felt everything i did.
Just finished and I’m heartbroken and satisfied at the same time. I’m a big fan of Greek mythology so I already knew how this myth ended but it still clawed open my heart 💔
Had this on in the background as I read. Took me about half a month to finish it. But I just finished it just now, and I have been emotionally shattered. I will never recover from this.
Sí, aquí estoy de nuevo. Llorando tras recordar cada palabra del libro. Cada frase que inunda mi mente con cada recuerdo del amor entre Patroclo y Aquiles. Todo está a flor de piel en mis memorias, vivas y floreciendo cada día como una canción.
literally clicked on the music header to see if i could find any greek mythology playlists because i just started rereading song of achilles and this was literally the FIRST video
reading that book was the best and worst choice of my life. yes it's wonderfully written, has a great plot and shit but it traumatized me deeply lol. its the definition of emotional damage 🤪 and the comment section makes me getting war flashbacks 🧍🏻♂️
Of all the terrible re-writes of legends, mythology, and even of true recollections and historical accounts this was not amongst them. When and after I read this I found, even in the obviousness of his death, that I was astounded and in a way awestruck. This book was, even in it's simple contemporary writing, beautiful and tragic, and I could not put it down for a moment.
It's been a long time since I've read TSOA and it still remains my favorite book to this day😭 It's so powerful, well written, sad and romantic. Everyone should read this book at least once.
I remember the first time when I finished it I started to cry so badly at 2 am in the morning that my eyes hurt. I loved this book so much and will definitely read it again to experience the love, hate and pain another time. And this playlist will be playing in the background. Thank you for this masterpiece.
"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell ; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world." Oh how I would give up anything to read this book again for the first time.
Please Don't Go is such a good song, I'm getting goosebumps whenever I hear it. Thank you for adding it to this playlist, it was such a nice surprise to hear it!
This book ruined me. So beautifully did the writer formulate the words. I read the book this morning and I'm still crying. There will never be another book like this. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is beautiful and special. And the last part of the book... "He is half of my soul, as the poets say" 'Go', she says. "He waits for you. "
Thank you so much for posting this!! "Two Men in Love" is my absolutely favorite song, I can feel the passion and imagine Achilles and Patroclus fighting for their love. This song is on replay for me!
I read this book almost a year ago and I still think about it every day. My emotions are still so raw; it is the most beautiful and tragic story I've ever read. I just finished reading The Silence of the Girls and The Women of Troy by Pat Barker, and these books are almost just as amazing. They are kind of a continuation of SOA told by Briseis' point of view. I highly recommend these books. She is coming out with the third one in August 2024.
i finished reading the book, and it got me crying so hard i cannot even move on at it, and listening to this playlist is making me shed tears again, my god the book is so great, i love it so much it hurts. i love them so much.
I also have this as a Spotify playlist with even more songs! Link: open.spotify.com/playlist/4Ixac58QtBPsk3Xel15aJU?si=mP1kMfPORQCYG9Ced9Y-ow&dl_branch=1
Do you have one one Apple Music?
@@anneke7083 no, sorry! 🥺
It’s ok
AHHH! TY KING/QUEEN/MONARCH FOR YOUR SERVICE 💖💖💖
Thank you! It's lovely!
Historians will say they were just friends.
Poets will say they were lovers.
The stars will say they were soulmates.
WHY ARE THERE NOT MORE LIKES, THIS IS AMAZING.
History will call them best friends , roomates , close friends , besties anythong but lovers history hates loversss 🥹🏹
la belleza en tus palabras
@@The_Song_of_Achilles YES I LOVE THAT SONG 😭
@@alexiswong3252 me too and it fits perfectly 😭
This book made me sob not because of the obvious death, but because his mom who hated the relationship was the one to reunite them in the afterlife. She understood then how much they loved each other.
which book are u talking aout??!!
@@luisavillanuevabohorquez4410 The song of Achilles
@@luisavillanuevabohorquez4410 The Song of Achilles 🥰
Spoil alert 😂😍⚠️
SPOILER ALERT
The ending dialogue between Patroclus and Thetis was so powerful and satisfactory. It was worth all Patroclus had to endure, In that moment nothing else mattered, he was fearless. I didn´t know if cried or cheered lol
“What has Hector ever done to me?”
_Everything._
I finished reading this book about a week ago,cried like a baby for whole night, the truth is the more Patroclus adored Achilles the more I adored him
The Greek heart nothing could be compared to this epic symphony of love.
Can some1 tell me this book 💀 I’m begging
@@eleanorgriffin2918 it’s “The Song of Achilles” and it’s really beautiful, i reccomend from the bottom of my heart :)
@@kackasenudi502 tyyyy
I could never finish the book...cause I know how it ends ...and I can't ..i just can't
the sentence "what has hector ever done to me?" always gets to me :(((
To me it was when they were going back to Phtia and Achilles said "Dont worry, its only a night or two and we'll be back again"
DAMNIT I'M TRYING TO MOVE ON :,)
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU HOW MY WORLD STOPPED AT PATROCLUS' REALIZATION THAT NO, IT WAS NOT HONOR THAT MADE MELEAGER FIGHT OR HIS FRIENDS OR EVEN HIS OWN LIFE--- IT WAS CLEOPATRA BEGGING HIM. AND THAT HER NAME IS BUILT IN THE SAME PIECES AS PATROCLUS. :,} LIKE DAMNIT FATES YOU DID NOT
with that slight sly smile
I didn’t know the myth, but whenever that line came up, i got the terrible feeling that Hector would break his heart.
I haven't even finished reading it yet but I'm already crying
Have you finished it? 👀
@@theaxeforgets8774 I did and I still cry thinking about it
@@elin5347 me too. i read it last week and I'm still recovering from it
I’m worried now because Im starting to read it and I like sad but this might be a little to much for me
@@love.gabbyyy it’s really an amazing book so I suggest you keep reading it even though it’s really sad!! the heartbreak is worth it
My favourite quotes: -
[ ] “This, I say. This and this. The way his hair looked in summer sun. His face when he ran. His eyes solemn as an owl at lessons. This and this and this. So many moments of happiness, crowding forward.”
- [ ] “He is half my soul as the poet say.”
- [ ] “This and this and this.”
- [ ] “I could recognise him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world.
- [ ] “In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.”
- [ ] “We were like Gods at the dawning of the world, and our joy was so bright we could see nothing else but the other”
- [ ] “Name one hero who was happy”…..”You cant”….”I cant”….”They never let you be famous and happy”….”I’ll tell you a secret” “I’m going to be the first.”……”swear it” “why me?”….”because you’re the reason, swear it.”
- [ ] “He was spring, golden and bright. Envious death would drink his blood, and grow young again.”
- [ ] “The never-ending ache of love and sorrow. Perhaps in some other life I could have refused.”
- [ ] “He would sail to Troy and I would follow, even into death.”
- [ ] “I am made of memories”
- [ ] “Achilles grinning as the figs blur in his hands. His green eyes laughing into mine.” Catch he says “Achilles, outlined against the sky, hanging from a branch over the river. The thick warmth of his sleepy breath against my ear.” If I have to go I will go with you “My fears forgotten in the golden harbour of his arms.” The memories come and come. We were all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both.
- [ ] “There was more to say, but for once we did not say it. There would be other times for speaking, tonight and tomorrow and all the days after that. He let go of my hand.”
- [ ] “The memories well up like spring-water, faster than I can hold them back. They do not come as words, but like dreams, rising as scent from the rain-wet earth”
you made me cry and I'm wearing make up T_T
Broooo imma go cry
❤️❤️❤️
thats finna make me cry man
Thank you for the tears again
I love every single person who has good enough taste to listen to this playlist😭
Wish i could be w someone and listen together 🥺
@@trangnguyen-su6ke meee toooo!!! Most ppl I know just don’t get it 😭
I love you too hun
okay but does no one remember how heartbroken patroclus was to have to think about how he would live when Achilles was gone but then pat end up dying first and could only watch as Achilles met his end by choice
"name one hero who was happy"
i considered.heracls went mad and killed his family. theseus lost his bride and father. jason's children and new wife were murdered by his old. bellerophon killed the chimera, but was crippled by the fall from pegasus's back.
"you can't." he was sitting up now, leaning forward.
"i can't."
"i know. they never let you be famous and happy." he lifted an eyebrow. "let me tell you a secret."
"tell me." i loved when he was like this
"i am going to be the first." he took my palm and held it to his. "swear it."
"why me?"
"because you are the reason. swear it."
"i swear it", i said, lost in the high colours of his cheeks, the flame in his eyes.
"i swear it", he echoed.
we sat like that for a moment, hands touching. he grinned.
"i feel like i could eat the world raw."
"I could recognize him by touch alone,
By smell,
By the way his breaths came
And his feet struck the earth.
I would know him in death
At the end of the world."
They truly are what no one can imagine, their faults have been erased as quickly as the sea took their footprints. They wouldn't forget what happened but rather be able to look back, a smile on their face, cheeks red with the cold wind, hand in hand with memories to be made and cuddles to be lived, and know the past made them care for each other in the way only hurt and death and grief could bring two souls together despitethe Fate's disapproval. Their Love blinded all, hid the worst parts of the world, shined brighter than the sun, more mesmerizing than the midnight light and more mysterious than the sparkles that would shine in the darkness. They defined Love in a way no one would understand because they were honest and true, they spoke their fears and helped eachother, let their soulmate in their heart and forever and ever, trusted the intentions of the one their heart called.
They will live, because nothing was strong enough to break their trust, Love, memories.
oh no this comment just killed me
tbh jason had it coming, even the gods supported medea
its sad, he believed that he could eat the world raw at his highest point, but at his lowest.. he told hector that he would kill him and eat him raw
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
When I read that, at the end of the book I just couldn’t close the book. I couldn’t handle being done with their story.
@@maggiemoo2623 THAT'S EXACTLY HOW I FELT AND HOW I'M STILL FEELING-
@@alessandrafarina4258 YES!! It took me months to get over that book. And I truly mean MONTHS!😅
@@maggiemoo2623 i read the book like a year ago and I’m still hopelessly melancholic whenever i think of it.
;-;
I think Thetis was honestly the most misunderstood character in The Song of Achilles. She's portrayed as the villain throughout the novel, and I admit she's by no way means morally good. But we realise at the end that her hatred of humans and therefore Patroclus is somewhat justified. Achilles himself, after all, was meant to be weakened by his humanity, and the gods wanted that to be Thetis's punishment. To dilute her son with the weakness of humanity. But he turned out to be the greatest warrior who ever lived. Because of her.
And she was proven wrong in the end about gods and mortals, anyway. Her grandson Pyrrhus, who was raised the way she'd wanted to raise Achilles - more acutely aware of his godhead, far removed from his mortal side and prevented from forming close relationships with mortals - turned out to be an absolute monster.
"Best of men. Best of the Myrmidons", she places her fingers to my lips, stopping my objection. "It is truth," she says. "Let it stand, for once." And he really was 😭😭😭
I have done it," she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. A C H I L L E S, it reads. And beside it, P A T R O C L U S.
"Go," she says. "He waits for you."
In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun.
~~~Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
My heart...
💔heart been broke so many times~
I didn’t cry once, until this part😭😭
I'm crying again 😭 it hurts, though the ending is kinda reassuring, it still hurts
@@carolinetorres8141 righttt. I know they ended up together in the afterlife. But they didnt deserve that fate in their lives while they lived..
my tears literally burst over this part, like, literally.
"name a hero who was happy"
-Aquilles
I just finished reading The Song of Achilles yesterday, and I've been crying and thinking about it ever since. It's horrible and heartbreaking, but it's also one of the most romantic stories ever told (for me). This novel will make you cry, laugh, love, and hate; it's full of emotions, and the plot line is wonderfully well-written. "What has Hector ever done to me?" This sentence strikes me the most, and it gives me the impression that we should be conscious of our surroundings because just because someone is brilliant at one thing does not indicate they will be good at another. I'm hoping that more people learn about this story. The Song of Achilles is deserving of the praise it has received, and Madeline Miller deserves credit for the way she created this novel.
Achilles was a great fire, a warrior. Patroclus was that soft rain that cooled the earth. They were the perfect match. Even though they both knew it would cost Achilles his life, he chose fame. After all, what had Hector ever done to him?
“What had Hector ever done to me”
But what they didn’t know was that Achilles’ fame wouldn’t be from being a great warrior, but from the rage that came when his beloved rain, was killed. Now hector had done something to him.
“He was half of my soul, as the poets say”
When Patroclus died, Achilles raged, not just killing hector, but dragging his body around Troy, he didn’t care that he would die because Hector was dead, he just wanted to avenge his lover.
“Name one hero who was happy”
Yet historians just refuse the fact that Homer made these two lovers, not cousins, not brothers, not good friends. Someone wouldn’t go that mad over a death of their cousin, or best friend. They were in love, a love that not even the gods could touch.
“We were like gods at the dawning of the earth, our joy was so bright we could see nothing but the other.”
They had a love that was more than love. Their bodies longed for each other every single second. They couldn't breathe without one another.
A prince wouldn’t have his ashes mixed with his second. Would he?
But Achilles did.
And yet we still think they were anything but lovers.
The first time I read the quote “he is half of my soul, as the poets say.” I broke out into very small pitiful tears, just remembered it
I read Song Of Achilles 6 months ago and it still breaks me to think about it. It’s those feelings that you hate at the moment but crave when it leaves you.
Historians will say they are friends
Hollywood will say they are best friends
Poets will say they are lovers
But the universe will tell you, they are or at least were soulmates
“And perhaps it is the greater grief, after all, to be left on earth when another is gone.”
“Name one hero who was happy."
“When he died, all things soft and beautiful and bright would be buried with him.”
“I am made of memories.”
-The song of Achilles
Nooo, esa no que lloroooo :''''(
"I could recognize him by touch alone,
By smell,
By the way his breaths came
And his feet struck the earth.
I would know him in death
At the end of the world."
They truly are what no one can imagine, their faults have been erased as quickly as the sea took their footprints. They wouldn't forget what happened but rather be able to look back, a smile on their face, cheeks red with the cold wind, hand in hand with memories to be made and cuddles to be lived, and know the past made them care for each other in the way only hurt and death and grief could bring two souls together despitethe Fate's disapproval. Their Love blinded all, hid the worst parts of the world, shined brighter than the sun, more mesmerizing than the midnight light and more mysterious than the sparkles that would shine in the darkness. They defined Love in a way no one would understand because they were honest and true, they spoke their fears and helped eachother, let their soulmate in their heart and forever and ever, trusted the intentions of the one their heart called.
They will live, because nothing was strong enough to break their trust, Love, memories.
I just hope one day to have a love story like theirs, to live happily with my soulmate and share love, memories, fears and hurt, until the final breath
my feelings are still so raw after finishing it and this playlist just made me cry omg
I know the feeling…… 🥺
I discovered the book thanks to this Playlist. Now I'm coming back here.. I just finished the book and I'm just speechless.It's been a long time since a book hit me like that. I don't regret anything.I was emotionally attached to them and their story. I laughed, i smiled, i felt angry, i cried, for them... I'm so heartbroken now. Their relationship is something so pure and intense... Together as a one soul. If only it was not their destiny.
Well in odyssey, Odysseus said he saw Achilles and Patroclus side by side when he visited the underworld
"𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘐 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳"
~ 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘴
I just finished the book today and my heart bleeds for them. This book is hauntingly beautiful ♡
whoa, where did you read it? i wanna know please
@@cyber4952 you can find it online or you could probably get the book from your local library. I highly recommend it!!
This book broke me into a million pieces. And I've never cried so much whilst reading a book. One of my favourites.
I can’t listen to this while I’m doing homework, I couldn’t allow me to do such insignificant thing while listening to the music of your heart.
Literally same.
I'm not even half way through the book yet all the foreshadowing is already killing me😭
0:00 two men in love by the irrepressibles
6:32 please don't go by barcelona
11:09 let me follow by son lux
15:56 i've never felt so alone (slowed & filtered )
18:14 experience by ludovico einaudi (slowed)
22:12 to be alone swith you by sufjan stevens
25:00 light by sleeping at last
29:23 burrlin
31:39 work song by hozier
35:29 haunt me (x3) by teen suicide
thank you so much
Lifesaver
Thanks so much! I was just about to make one of these lol. Anyways I really appreciate it bestie
@@lovelyhades put it in the description
Whats the full name of song and artist for 29:23?
I personally did not cry until the very end, only until I started thinking about the way that things could have been different. The book hurt until the very end, otherwise it was very well written!
this book left me so many different feellings, i am heart-broken over their love story but also very angry at the fact that things could get better at the beginning and everything dont need to end this way. But in the end when Thetis finally understood their story and reunite them together, it's really warm my heart and literally lift me up from all the sorrow in my heart.
"He is half of my soul, as the poets say"
"I am made of memories"
"Patroclus, he says, Patroclus. Over and over until it is sound only."
"Had she really thought I would not know him? I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."
"In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun."
Lo peor de estudiar literatura es que siempre que me colocan a hacer trabajos de la Ilíada, termino llorando, no puedo evitar sentir la tristeza de la muerte de Patroclo y después de Aquiles, lloro mientras hago los trabajos, mientras estudio sus fragmentos, lloro con todo lo que se relacione a su historia. Ese libro me marco, ya hace más de tres años que lo leí, y sigo reaccionando igual.
I can feel you 💕
i know very well this is for the book (especially since its on my bookshelf right now) but my name is Achilles and I FULLY intend on pretending this was made for me
that is such a huge flex :)
Finally gained enough emotional strength to come back to this
It's so beautiful but the book along with this playlist tore my heart and mind to pieces
I found this Playlist a month or two ago and became more curious about the book. Although I’m not completely interested in Greek mythology, this was so good to read since I’ve finished it today. I enjoyed it and you could tell their obvious connection and love for one another. Patroclus truly had the heart for Achilles and adored him. Especially sharing memories with Thetis. She hated him but yet let them be together in the end. A well written story for the heart to enjoy
I reread it with the information that the book was Patroclus telling Thetis his memories, it was banger
I'm 16 and an avid reader and this is honestly the most beautiful novel I have read in my life. Not trying to be dramatic, but it kind of changes you.
bro this book *wrecked* me
"Now." Lycomedes came forward, and I saw his face for the first time. His skin was yellowed, and his graying beard like dirty fleece; yet his eyes were sharp enough. "Who is this man, Pyrrha?"
"No one!" Deidameia had seized Achilles' arm, was tugging at it.
At the same time, Achilles answered coolly, "My husband."
I closed my mouth quickly, as to not gape like a fish.
"He is not! That's not true!" Deidameia's voice rose high, startling the birds roosting in the rafters. A few feathers wafted down to the floor. She might have said more, but she was crying too hard to speak clearly.
Lycomedes turned to me as if for refuge, man to man. "Sir, is this true?"
Achilles was squeezing my fingers.
"Yes," I said.
This was the first time I've giggle laughed ever, it was absolutely magnificent and made my heart soar. So amazing, except for Deidameia I suppose.
First 'romance' story I've ever read, and I'll say I chose well.
this book was so sad, at least they got to ''be together'' at the end
;_;
I just finished the book and holy fuck, i started crying like i have never cried with any other book. It's a masterpiece in any sense.
i read this book last may on a camping road trip in all these different beautiful forests and it made the experience even more magical. i'll never forget this book.
holy fuck i just finished reading it. I have never cried this much. I felt so much pain and I mourned with Achilles and Patroclus
oh my god this is breathtaking. yes i am crying no i don’t wanna talk abt the trauma that book gave me and yes i do wanna talk abt how underrated this playlist is
I sobbed for about an hour after I read TSOA but since then I have delayed my full breakdown until I find a more convenient time to be depressed for at least 72 hours, this playlist is for then. (I bookmarked the start of the beginning of the true sadness and will read from there to allow myself the full heartbreak experience)
I’m currently under a lot of stress applying to medical school and all I feel is anxiety. I read this book just to feel anything different lol. Heartbreak > anxiety
Planning on purchasing the book tomorrow because of this playlist! I have absolutely no idea what I'm getting into...
Wishing you all the best and good luck it's an amazing book
I really hope you enjoy it :)
Same
Update? 😭
poor soul...
@@grimmmmmmme i postponed reading the book for so long 😭😭
I just finished reading it and had a nice long sob. I loved it so much. Everything about the book felt so real. Every little detail Patroclus accounted and the way the emotions were painted just pushed me to read more.
Ive had a good back and forth with finishing this book but im so happy i discovered it and felt everything i did.
Broo I finished this book in one sitting and it broke me
This book will forever be my #1 🤧💘
Sorry, what book is it?
@@candynike897 The Song of Achilles ;_;
the second song killed me and stole my tears, give them back
If you guys liked SoA, tryout Axios: a Spartan tale by Jaclyn Osborn…..it’s been a month and a half and I still tear up if I think about it 😭
Can you give us a sypnosis? plss
Just finished and I’m heartbroken and satisfied at the same time. I’m a big fan of Greek mythology so I already knew how this myth ended but it still clawed open my heart 💔
i havent even read the book yet but this playlist already has me feeling all these things
This playlist made me read the novel. now i am reading it while playing this playlist!
In a way Achilles was the happiest hero and in another way he was the saddest of heroes.
Had this on in the background as I read. Took me about half a month to finish it. But I just finished it just now, and I have been emotionally shattered. I will never recover from this.
Sí, aquí estoy de nuevo. Llorando tras recordar cada palabra del libro. Cada frase que inunda mi mente con cada recuerdo del amor entre Patroclo y Aquiles. Todo está a flor de piel en mis memorias, vivas y floreciendo cada día como una canción.
literally clicked on the music header to see if i could find any greek mythology playlists because i just started rereading song of achilles and this was literally the FIRST video
the third song made me bawl my eyes out its so perfect for the song of achilles
I just finished reading this beautiful book and it hurts even physically 💔
I love Achilles and Patroclus so much♡♡♡
Why do people dislike this? This is an amazing playlist 🥰
they're in pain
you gotta have achilles come down on this playlist!!!
“What has Hector ever done to me?”
reading that book was the best and worst choice of my life. yes it's wonderfully written, has a great plot and shit but it traumatized me deeply lol. its the definition of emotional damage 🤪
and the comment section makes me getting war flashbacks 🧍🏻♂️
the one dislike is pyrrhus
All the readers here
trying so hard not to cry today and then i saw the title of this video and I knew that today's attempt of not crying was going to be unsucccessful
not me blasting the first song over and over again for an hour
one of my favorite book of all time
Of all the terrible re-writes of legends, mythology, and even of true recollections and historical accounts this was not amongst them. When and after I read this I found, even in the obviousness of his death, that I was astounded and in a way awestruck. This book was, even in it's simple contemporary writing, beautiful and tragic, and I could not put it down for a moment.
I just cried last night at 2 am like a baby bcz of them!🥺
Mood 😭
This book broke me; it's written so beautifully, I really can't put into words how much I love it!! Amazing Playlist!!!! 💛💛💛
This and this and this...
~~Achilleus
Wise people are so so so beautiful and attractive
It's been a long time since I've read TSOA and it still remains my favorite book to this day😭 It's so powerful, well written, sad and romantic. Everyone should read this book at least once.
Wait oh my god Sleeping At Last is in this playlist. this is BEAUTIFUL
that's exactly what i thought
I remember the first time when I finished it I started to cry so badly at 2 am in the morning that my eyes hurt. I loved this book so much and will definitely read it again to experience the love, hate and pain another time. And this playlist will be playing in the background. Thank you for this masterpiece.
"I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell ; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world."
Oh how I would give up anything to read this book again for the first time.
my heart is literally suffer, this playlist is so accurate, thank you
Please Don't Go is such a good song, I'm getting goosebumps whenever I hear it.
Thank you for adding it to this playlist, it was such a nice surprise to hear it!
I cannot with this playlist I’m literally breaking 🤧
I can say without any doubt that this is the best playlist i've ever listen, im doin embroidery while listening to this, it makes me feel awesome 🥺🥺
Thank you so much!! You have no idea how much that means to me :)
this is beautiful! i love it
I didn't read the book but just by seeing those comments I'm tearing up I-
я походу одна здесь русская. но всё равно скажу . это божественно! спасибо за такую красоту
пожалуйста !!
I’ve needed to cry out a certain feeling for years- I didn’t know how much i needed this
i found this playlist on my home page of yt and clicked on it by accident - and boom, first song starts and its my current fave song. thats destiny
❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
I'm currently reading the book and this is perfect!!!
i only have like half an hour left on the audio book but still anytime i think of it i start crying.
Thank you for making this playlist, so now I can grieve from having finished TSOA… 😭
"Name one Hero who was happy"
😭😭😭
He is half of my soul, as the poets say
This book ruined me. So beautifully did the writer formulate the words. I read the book this morning and I'm still crying. There will never be another book like this. The relationship between Achilles and Patroclus is beautiful and special. And the last part of the book...
"He is half of my soul, as the poets say"
'Go', she says. "He waits for you. "
Thank you so much for posting this!! "Two Men in Love" is my absolutely favorite song, I can feel the passion and imagine Achilles and Patroclus fighting for their love. This song is on replay for me!
I read this book almost a year ago and I still think about it every day. My emotions are still so raw; it is the most beautiful and tragic story I've ever read. I just finished reading The Silence of the Girls and The Women of Troy by Pat Barker, and these books are almost just as amazing. They are kind of a continuation of SOA told by Briseis' point of view. I highly recommend these books. She is coming out with the third one in August 2024.
i finished reading the book, and it got me crying so hard i cannot even move on at it, and listening to this playlist is making me shed tears again, my god the book is so great, i love it so much it hurts. i love them so much.
such a beautiful playlist
Thank you for this beautiful playlist.
I'm reading this rn while listening and it makes it so better