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Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)
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In Greek mythology, Sarpedon was 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
Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon from the battlefield of Troy; detail from an Attic white-ground lekythos, ca. 440 BC.
Hypnos and Thanatos carrying the body of Sarpedon from the battlefield of Troy; detail from an Attic white-ground lekythos, ca. 440 BC.
The death of Sarpedon, depicted on the obverse of Euphronios Krater, also called the Sarpedon Krater, c. 515 BC
The death of Sarpedon, depicted on the obverse of Euphronios Krater, also called the Sarpedon Krater, c. 515 BC
Above: Sarpedon (only his legs) being carried by Hypnos and Thanatos. Below: the Amazon queen Penthesilea being killed by Achilles. Red-figure hydria
Above: Sarpedon (only his legs) being carried by Hypnos and Thanatos. Below: the Amazon queen Penthesilea being killed by Achilles. Red-figure hydria by the Policoro Painter from Heraclea, c. 400 BC
Sarpedon carried away by Sleep and Death, by Henry Fuseli, 1803.
Sarpedon carried away by Sleep and Death, by Henry Fuseli, 1803.
Patroclus
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Patroclus was a Greek hero of the Trojan War and close companion of the hero Achilles in Greek mythology. Patroclus is an important character in Homer's Iliad. Although Homer does not describe Patrocl
Sarpedon (Trojan War hero)
…they would go on to glory: if they were successful, the glory would be their own; if not, the glory of whoever stopped them would be the greater. 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…
Patroclus on an antique fresco from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, 1st century AD (Naples National Archaeological Museum)
Patroclus on an antique fresco from the House of the Tragic Poet in Pompeii, 1st century AD (Naples National Archaeological Museum)
A fresco in Pompeii depicting Achilles seated between Briseis and Patroclus in the marquee
A fresco in Pompeii depicting Achilles seated between Briseis and Patroclus in the marquee
A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroclus's arm, by the Sosias Painter
A cup depicting Achilles bandaging Patroclus's arm, by the Sosias Painter
Menelaus and Meriones lift the body of Patroclus while Odysseus and others look on (Etruscan relief, 2nd century BC)
Menelaus and Meriones lift the body of Patroclus while Odysseus and others look on (Etruscan relief, 2nd century BC)