Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)
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. Although in the Iliad, he was the son of Zeus and Laodamia, the daughter of Bellerophon, in the later standard tradition, he was the son of Zeus and Europa, and the brother of Minos and Rhadamanthus, while in other accounts the Sarpedon who fought at Troy was the grandson of the Sarpedon who was the brother of Minos.
| Sarpedon I | |
|---|---|
King of Lycia | |
| Member of the Cretan Royal Family | |
Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon from the battlefield of Troy; detail from an Attic white-ground lekythos, ca. 440 BC. | |
| Successor | Evander |
| Abode | Crete, later Lycia |
| Personal information | |
| Parents | Zeus and Europa |
| Siblings | Minos and Rhadamanthus |
| Consort | (1) Miletus (lover) (2) ? |
| Offspring | (2) Evander |
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