sarpedon
IPA: sɑrpˈɛdʌn
Root Word: Sarpedon
noun
- the name of several figures in Greek mythology
- the name of several figures in Greek mythology.
- In Greek mythology, Sarpedon (or ; ) was a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the Trojan War.
- a coastal town of ancient Cilicia, mentioned by the anonymous author of the Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax as abandoned in his time.
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Examples of "sarpedon" in Sentences
- Poltys and his brother Sarpedon are given as sons of the sea god Poseidon.
- Tlepolemus was killed by Sarpedon on the first day of fighting in the Iliad.
- Sarpedon was the name of at least three different people in Greek mythology.
- The most important early vase, however, is a signed specimen depicting Sarpedon.
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