Gr. Myth. a son of Zeus and Europa, who becomes king of Lycia and is allowed to live three generations: in some versions, he is killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War
See Sarpedon in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sär-pēdˈn, -pēˈdŏn)
noun Greek Mythology
A son of Zeus and Europa who became king of Lycia and was killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.