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Sarpedon - Lycian Leader Sarpedon

Sarpedon was a leader of Lycia and an ally of the Trojans in the Trojan War. Sarpedon was a son of Zeus who was killed by Achilles' friend Patroclus.

Sarpedon

Basics on Sarpedon and his death in Iliad XVI.

Deaths in the Iliad

A list of the Greek or Trojan hero and the deaths he inflicted.

Sarpedon

Encyclopedia Mythica identification of Sarpedon.

BookRags: The Iliad Book Notes

Study Guide on Book 16 of the Iliad, which contains the death of Sarpedon at the hands of Patroclus.

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