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Sarpedon definition

Sar·pedon (sär pēd′'n, -pē′dän′)

noun

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

Etymology: L < Gr Sarpēdōn

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