Sarpedon

First appears: The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

At Crete, Europa bore Sarpedon and his brothers Minos and Rhadamanthys to Zeus. The account describes Sarpedon as “noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.” Zeus ordained that he would “live for three generations of mortal men” and not waste away with old age.

Relationship record

Life events

• Europa bore Minos, Sarpedon, and Rhadamanthys to Zeus.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20 · 📍 Crete)
  • With: Europa Zeus Minos Rhadamanthys
  • “There she conceived and bore three sons, Minos, Sarpedon and Rhadamanthys.”
• Zeus ordained that Sarpedon would live for three generations of mortal men.(The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20)
  • With: Zeus
  • “For wise Zeus ordained that he should live for three generations of mortal men and not waste away with old age.”

The Catalogues of Women and Eoiae · Fragments 1–20

• parent: Zeus “which his father gave him, the great-hearted shepherd of the people.”
• parent: Europa “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”
• siblings with Minos “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”
• siblings with Rhadamanthys “So she bare sons to the almighty Son of Cronos, glorious leaders of wealthy men—Minos the ruler, and just Rhadamanthys and noble Sarpedon the blameless and strong.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.