# Sarpedon — The Iliad character guide

> Sarpedon in The Iliad by Homer.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** King Sarpedon, Noble Sarpedon, great Sarpedon, Godlike Sarpedon

**First appearance:** 0001-the-iliad

## Who they are

Lycian king and ally of Troy, son of Jupiter, slain by Patroclus.

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