Greek mythology
Sarpedon
Lycian king and son of Zeus, fallen at Troy
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal · War
- Appears in
- The Iliad
Sarpedon is the noble Lycian commander, a son of Zeus who fights for Troy. When Patroclus cuts him down, Zeus weeps tears of blood, unable to spare his own child from fate. The god sends Sleep and Death to bear his body home to Lycia for honored burial.
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