In Greek mythology, Sarpedon (/ sɑːrˈpiːdən / or / sɑːrˈpiːdɒn /; Ancient Greek: Σαρπηδών) was a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the Trojan War.

Sarpedon (/ s ɑːr ˈ p iː d ən,-ˈ p iː d ɒ n /; Ancient Greek: Σαρπηδών) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology. Sarpedon, a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the …

Sarpedon, in Greek legend, son of Zeus, the king of the gods, and Laodameia, the daughter of Bellerophon; he was a Lycian prince and a hero in the Trojan War. As recounted in Homer’s …

Sep 8, 2020 · Sarpedon is a figure from ancient Greek mythology, a Lycian prince who was one of the principal heroes during the Trojan War and fought on the side of Troy.

In each case, the fate of a lesser character— Sarpedon or Menelaus—gives us insights about the destiny of a central character—Hector or Odysseus. Homer connects the death of Sarpedon …

Sarpedon was a demigod – the son of Zeus and Europa (some tales recount Sarpedon as the son of Zeus and Bellerophon) – but he was also a hero in his own right. Although tales of who …

Sarpedon. A son of Zeus by Laodameia, or according to others of Evander by Deidamea, and a brother of Clarus and Themon. 1 He was a Lycian prince, and a grandson of Sarpedon I.

Eustathius (Eustath. ad Hom. p. 894) gives the following tradition to account for Sarpedon being king of the Lycians, since Glaucus, being the son of Hippolochus, and grandson of …

SARPEDON, in Greek legend, son of Zeus and Laodameia, Lycian prince and hero of the Trojan war. He fought on the side of the Trojans, and after greatly distinguishing himself by his …

Sarpedon. Sarpedon, In Greek mythology, was (1.) a son of Jupiter and Europa, who quarrelled with his brother. Minos and was compelled to leave Crete. He took possession of Lycia, and …