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There were three separate traditions concerning the genealogy of Sarpedon the brother of Minos, and Sarpedon the Trojan War hero. In Homer's Iliad, Zeus had two sons by Europa, Minos and Rhadamanthus; [7] [8] Sarpedon, a Trojan ally from Lycia, was the son of Zeus and Laodamia, the daughter of Bellerophon and the Lycian princess Philonoe, with no apparent connection to Crete. [9]
[citation needed] The death of Sarpedon, a quasi-mythological story which would be familiar to anyone viewing the krater, is an episode involving specific historical and mythological figures. The other scene, of the anonymous youths preparing for war, is both more general and explicitly contemporary.
The Sarpedon Krater or Euphronios Krater, created around 515 BC, is normally considered to be the apex of Euphronios' work. As on the well-known vase from his early phase, Euphronios sets Sarpedon at the centre of the composition. Following an order by Zeus, Thanatos and Hypnos carry Sarpedon's dead body
Sarpedon, a son of Zeus, who fought on the side of Troy in the Trojan War. Although in the Iliad , he was the son of Zeus and Laodamia , the daughter of Bellerophon , in the later standard tradition, he was the son of Zeus and Europa , and the brother of Minos and Rhadamanthus , while in other accounts the Sarpedon who fought at Troy was the ...
Sarpedon was one of Zeus' favorite sons and he entrusted Hynos and Thanatos to deliver Sarpedon's body to where he would be buried in Lycia. [6] Sleep is near Sarpedon's head and Death is near his feet. Sleep is almost cradling Sarpedon’s head and it is laid on top Sleep’s heart. This could be symbolic of the fact that Zeus holds Sarpedon near.
Rather than build more comprehensive holdings of relatively modest works, he pursued a smaller number of what he termed "world-class" pieces, including the Euphronios Krater depicting the death of Sarpedon (returned to Italy in 2008), Velázquez's Portrait of Juan de Pareja, and the Temple of Dendur.
The Lycians play a part in the Iliad, under their leader Sarpedon, as allies of Troy. [12] [13] Bellerophon killed the fire-breathing monster Chimera which was ravaging Lycia. [14] These stories may well not have originally been part of Lycian mythology, but may have been borrowed from the Greek.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Ancient Greek deity and herald of the gods For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). Hermes God of boundaries, roads, travelers, merchants, thieves, athletes, shepherds, commerce, speed, cunning, language, oratory, wit, and messages Member of the Twelve Olympians Hermes Ingenui ...