Sarpedon the son of Zeus dies; although Zeus had wanted to save him from that fate he does not.
Sarpedon was his son.
Zeus had many mortal sons, although the best known was Heracles(called Hercules by the Romans.) Some others include: Tantalus, Alexander the Great(in Myth only, in reality he was the son of Phillip II,) Castor and Pollux, Sarpedon Minos and Rhadamanthys, Perseus, and Arcas.
In the Illiad, likely the spear of Patroclus which killed him.
Zeus's roman name is Jupiter.
There were several cults of Zeus and associated myths: Zeus Velchanos, Zeus Lykaios, Zeus Meilichios, Zeus Chthonios, Zeus Katachthonios and Zeus Plousios. Zeus, like other gods, also played a part in many other myths.
Sarpedon was his son.
Crete, for the son of Zeus and Europa; likely Lycia for the second Sarpedon.
Sarpedon.
In Greek myth Sarpedon is a common name; the first Sarpedon was the son of Europa and Zeus, a brother of Rhadamanthys and Minos. After death all three of these brothers became judges of the dead in the Underworld. The second Sarpedon, king of Lycia, a descendant of the preceding, was a son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon. He fought on the side of the Trojans, with his cousin Glaucus, during the Trojan War becoming one of Troy's greatest allies and heroes. A third Sarpedon was a Thracian son of Poseidon, eponym of a city Sarpedonia, and brother to Poltys, King of Aenus.
The first Sarpedon was a king of Lycia and son of Zeus and Europa; a prince of Crete who lived many generations and became a judge in the Underworld. The second Sarpedon was a hero in the Trojan war, and related to the first. The third was a son of Poseidon and a tyrant who Heracles killed.
The second Sarpedon, king of Lycia, a descendant of the preceding, was a son of Zeus and Laodamia, daughter of Bellerophon.Sarpedon became king when his uncles withdrew their claim to Lycia. He fought on the side of the Trojans, with his cousin Glaucus, during the Trojan War becoming one of Troy's greatest allies and heroes.
Europa who had Minos and Rhadamanthys by Zeus; later, a third son, Sarpedon was added to the myth. She is also said to have borne a daughter, Crete.
There are several Sarpedons in Greek myth, the first is the son of Zeus and Europa; the second the son of Evander and Deidameia or Laodamia.
The lady Philonoe bore him Isander,Hippolochus and Laodamia, who lay with Zeus the Counselor and bore Sarpedon but was slain by Artemis.
Zygaena sarpedon was created in 1790.
Graphium sarpedon was created in 1758.
When Patroclus entered the battle in the armour of Achilles, Sarpedon met him in combat. Zeus debated with himself whether to spare his son's life even though he was fated to die by the hand of Patroclus. He would have done so had Hera not reminded him that other gods' sons were fighting and dying and other gods' sons were fated to die as well. If Zeus should spare his son from his fate, another god might do the same; therefore Zeus let Sarpedon die while fighting Patroclus, but not before killing the only mortal horse of Achilles. During their fight, Zeus sent a shower of bloody raindrops over the Trojans' heads expressing the grief for the impending death of his son. When Sarpedon fell, mortally wounded, he called on Glaucus to rescue his body and arms. Patroclus withdrew the spear he had embedded in Sarpedon, and as it left Sarpedon's body his spirit went with it. A violent struggle ensued over the body of the fallen king. The Greeks succeeded in gaining his armour (which was later given as a prize in the funeral games for Patroclus), but Zeus had Phoebus Apollo rescue the corpse. Apollo took the corpse and cleaned it, then delivered it to Sleep (Hypnos) and Death (Thanatos), who took it back to Lycia for funeral honours.