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Apollo and Sarpedon

By Jean-Simon Berthélemy

Sarpedon, the son of Zeus by Laodameia, was a Lycian prince who was one of the principal heroes during the Trojan War and fought on the side of Troy. He was a dominant force in battle and commanded the respect of the Trojan prince Hector and his peers. After the greek warrior Patroclus slew him, the god Apollo cleansed and anointed his body with ambrosia, and commanded Sleep and Death to convey him back to his homeland of Lycia where he could be buried with honour.