Sarpedon (disambiguation)

Sarpedon was the name of several figures in Greek mythology.

Sarpedon may also refer to:

Places

  • Sarpedon (Cilicia), a town of ancient Cilicia, now in Turkey
  • Sarpedon, the ancient name of the Turkish village of Burunucu
  • Sarpedon, the island home of Medusa according to Hesiod

Scientific

  • 2223 Sarpedon, an asteroid that shares the same orbit around the Sun as the planet Jupiter
  • Graphium sarpedon, a species of swallowtail butterfly found in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia

Ships

Other uses

  • Sarpedon krater, alternative name for the Euphronios krater, an ancient Greek terra cotta vase
  • Sarpedon, a character in the television series Charmed
  • Sarpedon, the childhood teacher of Cato the Younger

See also

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