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A fierce struggle begins between the two great hero com-
manders. So much so that they throw spears at each other at
the same time. Sarpedon’s neck comes to Heracles’ son, Tlepo-
lemos dies on the spot. His also enters Sarpedon’s calf and he
is injured, but his father Zeus saves his son. Thanks to this victo-
ry, Sarpedon proves that he is one of the important heroes in the
Trojan War. The Lycian Hero achieved such great success in
the war that Homer mentions him as one of the greatest defend-
ers of Troy, together with the Trojan heroes Hector and Aeneas.

“But wise Zeus,
Had he not released his son Sarpedon against the Argosians,
Neither the Trojans nor the famous Hector could break the
gates, the walls were mighty.
thrown on ox-necked oxen
He attacked like a lion”
(II. XII, 2 8 9 vd.)

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