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The death of Sarpedon is depicted in lines 16. ...
In the beginning of the scene, Sarpedon, a Lycian and the son of Zeus is about to be killed by Patroclus, a Myrmidon and the friend of Achilles (Homer, 16. ... Patroclus has already killed many of the comrades of Sarpedon at this point, and Zeus knows that if they fight, Patroclus will kill Sarpedon as well. Therefore, Zeus considers spiriting Sarpedon away to his homeland to keep him safe (Homer, 16. ... She says that instead, he should allow Sarpedon to be killed, and then send Death and Sleep to take him back to his homeland, Lycia where he may be buried by his friends and family. ... Instead of encouraging the destiny of Sarpedon to die at the hands of Patroclus, Zeus becomes a slave to his own emotions in wanting to save his beloved son.
Sarpedon and Patroclus fight, and Sarpedon is mortally speared. ... The dying Sarpedon calls on his friend, Glaucus to fight for his armor. ... He challenges Hector and Aeneas who had been retreating, to come back and fight for the honor of Sarpedon. The Trojans and Lycians are filled with renewed passion because Sarpedon was a greatly admired fighter. ... Sarpedon had been the first to storm the Greek walls, and if the Greek army could retrieve the body and dishonor it, they could damage the Trojan morale (Homer, 16. ...
A Myrmidon, Epigeus reaches the body first, but before he can strip Sarpedon of his armor, Hector bashes Epigeus’s head in with a rock. ... At the end of the struggle, Sarpedon’s body is covered in weapons, blood, and dust and can no longer be identified (Homer, 16. ...
Zeus rages and out of anger condemns Patroclus to death for the killing of Sarpedon. He considers several methods for the slaughter of Patroclus, and finally decides to let Patroclus drive the Trojans back to their gates before causing his death. ... The Argives rush forward and rip the armor from Sarpedon’s body. Zeus then sends Apollo to take away Sarpedon’s body and give it to Sleep and Death (Homer, 16.
Approximate Word count = 1755
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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