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Sarpedon


Sarpedon (/sɑːrˈpdən, -ˈpdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Σαρπηδών; gen.: Σαρπηδόνος, Sarpedonos) was a common name in ancient Greece and in the Roman Empire.

In Greek mythology, the name Sarpedon referred to at least three different people.

The first Sarpedon was a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother to Minos and Rhadamanthys. He was raised by the king Asterion and then, banished by Minos, his rival in love for the young Miletus or Atymnius, he sought refuge with his uncle, Cilix. Sarpedon conquered the Milyans, and ruled over them; his kingdom was named Lycia, after his successor, Lycus, son of Pandion II. Zeus granted him the privilege of living three generations.

The second Sarpedon, king of Lycia, a descendant of the preceding, was a son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon. Sarpedon became king when his uncles withdrew their claim to Lycia. He fought on the side of the Trojans, with his cousin Glaucus, during the Trojan War, becoming one of Troy's greatest allies and heroes.


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