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Sarpedon

noun Sar·pe·don \sär-ˈpē-dən\

Definition of SARPEDON

:  a son of Zeus and Europa and king of Lycia killed in the Trojan War
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Origin of SARPEDON

Latin, from Greek Sarpēdōn
First Known Use: 14th century

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