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.
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.
Sarpedon was his son.
Graphium sarpedon was created in 1758.
Zygaena sarpedon was created in 1790.
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.
Crete, for the son of Zeus and Europa; likely Lycia for the second Sarpedon.
Sarpedon the son of Zeus dies; although Zeus had wanted to save him from that fate he does not.
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.
Graphium sarpedon, a species of swallowtail butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia.
Sarpedon’s body is saved by the gods Apollo and Hypnos in Homer's "Iliad." After Sarpedon is killed by Patroclus, his father, Zeus, commands them to retrieve his body from the battlefield. Apollo ensures it is washed and anointed, while Hypnos carries it away to be taken back to his homeland for proper burial. This act underscores the theme of divine intervention in human affairs throughout the epic.
Deidameia or Laodamia.
Sarpedon.