person
Sarpedon
also: Σαρπηδών, Σαρπηδόνος, Σαρπηδόνα
Son of Zeus and leader of the Lycian allies of Troy; his speech to Glaucus on why the two of them must fight in the front ranks (Book 12) states the code of heroic honour, and his death at Patroclus's hands (Book 16) forces even Zeus to grieve.
Reading notes
- The Iliad §2.807 Sarpedon
Son of Zeus and leader of the Lycian allies of Troy; his speech to Glaucus on the duty their special honor imposes (Book 12) is one of the poem's great statements of the heroic code, and his death at Patroclus's hands in Book 16 grieves Zeus himself.
Mentioned in 1 work (29 mentions)
The Iliad
- §2.807 Sarpedon
- §5.470 Sarpedon
- §5.493 Sarpedon
- §5.627 Sarpedon
- §5.633 Sarpedon
- §5.655 Sarpedon
- §5.689 Sarpedon
- §6.166 Sarpedon
- §12.277 Sarpedon
- §12.370 Sarpedon
- §12.80 Sarpedon
- §14.377 Sarpedon
- §15.49 Sarpedon
- §16.326 Sarpedon
- §16.383 Sarpedon
- §16.433 Sarpedon
- §16.440 Sarpedon
- §16.458 Sarpedon
- §16.514 Sarpedon
- §16.527 Sarpedon
- §16.538 Sarpedon
- §16.548 Sarpedon
- §16.556 Sarpedon
- §16.632 Sarpedon
- §16.644 Sarpedon
- §16.667 Sarpedon
- §16.676 Sarpedon
- §17.123 Sarpedon
- §23.797 Sarpedon