![Thetis bringing the armor to Achilles. [[Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus.]]](http://0.tqn.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/g/8/3/thetis-brings-armor-to-achilles.jpg)
Achilles is clearly saddened by the death of his friend in this picture.
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By N.S. Gill, About.com Guide
Thetis Brings Armor to Achilles
Image ID: 1623705 Thetis bringing the armor to Achilles. [[Achilles mourning the death of Patroclus.]] (1892)
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When Patroclus was killed wearing Achilles' armor, Achilles needed a new set. Thetis went to the blacksmith god Hephaestus, who owed her a favor, to ask him to make Achilles a phenomenal set. It's the divinely-forged armor that Achilles' nymph-mother Thetis brings her son.
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- Achilles Kills Hector
- Bath of Achilles
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