Sarpedon

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Sarpēdōn, ŏnis, m., = Σαρπηδών,

I a son of Jupiter and Europa , king of Lycia , who was killed by Patroclus before Troy , Hyg. Fab. 106; 112; Verg. A. 1, 100; Serv. 9, 697; 10, 471; Ov. M. 13, 255; Cic. Div. 2, 10, 25; Gr. acc. Sarpedona, Gell. 15, 21, 1.—

II A promontory in Cilicia , now Lissan el Kahpe , Liv. 38, 38, 9; Mel. 1, 13, 5; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92.

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