King
Sarpedon
Σαρπηδών
Overview
Lycian king and ally of Troy, son of Zeus and Laodamia in Homer's Iliad, killed by Patroclus during the Trojan War.
Generation
Trojan War
Notes
Homer makes this Sarpedon the son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon. Later traditions sometimes identify him with or descend him from the earlier Cretan Sarpedon, son of Zeus and Europa.
Related Myths
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The Death of Patroclus
Son of Zeus killed by Patroclus