Google Share on Facebook Sarpedon Thesaurus Encyclopedia Wikipedia Sar·pe·don (sär-pēd′n, -pē′dŏn) n.Greek Mythology A son of Zeus and Europa who became king of Lycia and was killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edi...
Chaucer's insistence on the name of Sarpedon signals the importance of the Iliad, with its treatment both of the hero and the theme of necessity, for the development of his Troilus. Chaucer's access to the Iliad was second hand through the Italians who were cultural heirs to the Greeks. ...
Sarpedon (särpē′dən), in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Laodamia, who was the daughter of Bellerophon. In the Iliad, as an ally of the Trojans, Sarpedon courageously led the Lycians against the Greeks in the Trojan War. He was killed by Patroclus, and Zeus had him carried ba...