In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to several different people. Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ...

1. Son of Zeus and Europa. He was raised by King Asterion and then banished by Minos, his brother, and moved to Lycia, where he lived for three generations.
2. Son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon, and a Lycian King. Sarpedon became king when his uncles withdrew their claim to Lycia. He fought on the side of the Trojans, with his cousin Glaukos, during the Trojan War becoming one of Troy's greatest allies and heroes. He scolded Hector in the Iliad claiming that he left all the hard fighting to the allies of Troy and not to the Trojans themselves and made the point to say that the Lycians had no reason to fight the Greeks or no real reason to hate them, but because he was a faithful ally to Troy he would do so and fight his best anyway. When the Trojans attacked the newly built wall by the Greeks, Sarpedon led his division (Which also included Glaukos and Asteropaios) to the forefront of the battle and caused Ajax and Teucer to shift their attention from Hector's attack, to that of Sarpedon's forces. This attack allowed Hector to break through the Greek wall. It was during this action that Sarpedon delivered a noblesse oblige speech to Glaukos, stating that they had been the most honoured kings, therefore they must now fight the most to repay that honor and prove themselves. When Patroclus entered the battle disguised as Achilles Sarpedon met him in combat. Zeus debated on whether to spare his sons life even though he was fated to die by the hand of Patroclus. He would have done so had Hera not reminded him that other god's sons were fighting and dying and other god's sons were fated to die as well, if Zeus should spare his son of his fate another god may do the same, therefore Zeus let Sarpedon die while fighting Patrocles.
   

   The death of Sarpedon carried away by sleep and death, by Heinrich Füssli (1803)
   During their fight Zeus sent a shower of bloody raindrops over the Trojans heads expressing the greif for the impending death of his son. When Sarpedon fell, mortally wounded he called on Glaukos to rescue his body and arms. Glaukos withdrew the spear from Sarpedon that Patrocles embedded in him, and as it left Sarpedon's body his spirit went with it. A violent struggle then ensued over the body of the fallen king. The Greeks succeded in gaining his armour (which was later given as a prize in the funeral games for Patroclus), but Zeus had Apollo rescue the corpse. Apollo took the corpse and cleaned it, then delivered it to Slumber and Death who took it back to Lycia for funeral honours.

It is possable that Sarpedon 1 and 2 are both the same man. Some say that Zeus granted Sarpedon an extrodinary long life (3 generations) which had to end at the Trojan War. It is said that Sarpedon fled from Crete in a quarrel with Minos, where he then went to Lycia to establish a kingdom. This would also make him a brother of Rhadamanthys. Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... This article is not about the daughter of Tityus and mother of Euphemus (by Poseidon), who was also named Europa. ... This article is about the figure in Greek mythology. ... In Greek mythology, Minos was a semi-legendary king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. ... Lycia is a region on the southern coast of Turkey. ... Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... In Greek mythology, Laodamia referred to two different women: Laodamia was the mother of Sarpedon by Zeus, and a daughter of Bellerophon. ... Bellerophon killing Chimera Bellerophon (bearing darts) was a hero from Greek mythology whose greatest feat was to kill the Chimera, a monster usually depicted as with a lions head, a goats body, and a serpent-tail. ... Lycia is a region on the southern coast of Turkey. ... In Greek mythology, Glaucus (shiny or bright or bluish-green) referred to several different people. ... The Trojan War was a war waged, according to legend, against the city of Troy in Asia Minor by the armies of the Achaeans, following the kidnapping (or elopement) of Helen of Sparta by Paris of Troy. ... Walls of the excavated city of Troy (Turkey) Troy (Greek Τροία Troia also Ἰλιον; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city, scene of the Trojan War, part of which is described in Homers Iliad, an epic poem in Ancient Greek, composed in the 8th or 7th century BC, but containing older... Hector brought back to Troy. ... The Iliad (Greek Ιλιάς, Ilias) tells part of the story of the siege of the city of Ilium, i. ... Alternative: Asteropaeus In the Iliad Asteropaios was the leader of the Paionians along with Pyraichmes, the Paionians were Trojan allies. ... The name Ajax, or Aîas can refer to: Two figures in Homers Iliad, from which all other references named Ajax are derived: Telamonian Aias, or Ajax the Great, King of Salamis Ajax the Lesser, King of Locris Ajax (Sophocles), a tragedy whose protagonist is Ajax the Great Ajax... Two figures in Greek mythology had the name Teucer: The son of Hesione and Telamon, Teucer fought with his half-brother, Ajax the Great, in the Trojan War and is the legendary founder of the city Salamis on Cyprus. ... In French, noblesse oblige means, literally, nobility obliges. ... A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroklos arm, by Sosias. ... For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). ... In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hêra (Greek or ) was the wife and sister of Zeus. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2602, 248 KB) Description: Title: de: Der Schlaf und der Tod tragen den Körper des Sarpedon nach Lykien Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 91,4 × 71 cm Country of origin: de: Schweiz und Großbritanien Current location (city... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2024x2602, 248 KB) Description: Title: de: Der Schlaf und der Tod tragen den Körper des Sarpedon nach Lykien Technique: de: Öl auf Leinwand Dimensions: de: 91,4 × 71 cm Country of origin: de: Schweiz und Großbritanien Current location (city... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Greece and Crete Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. ... Rhadamanthus (also transliterated as Rhadamanthys or Rhadamanthos) in Greek mythology was a son of Zeus and Europa and brother of Minos, king of Crete and Sarpedon. ...