In Modern Literature
In Victor Hugo's novel "Les Misérables", the relationship between Enjolras and Grantaire is compared to that of Pylades and Orestes. Similarly, in Alexandre Dumas' La Reine Margot, the devotion shared between friends (and one-time foes) Annibal de Coconnas and Lerac de la Mole is compared to that of Pylades and Orestes, as well as that of Nisus and Euryalus, Castor and Pollux, Achilles and Patroclus, as well as various other pairs of brothers, friends and lovers in classical mythology. Their friendship mirrors both mythological relationships at different points in the novel.
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