04:31 Oct 14, 2005 |
English language (monolingual) [PRO] Archaeology / mythology | |||||||
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4 +4 | Sarpedon |
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4 +2 | Sarpedon, in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Laodamia |
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3 | "salpe": a type of fish, probably |
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Sarpedon Explanation: In Greek mythology, Sarpedon referred to several different people. 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. He became one of the judges in the Underworld. 2. Son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon, and a Lycian King. He fought on the side of the Trojans during the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus. |
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