Lot Essay
The subject is taken from Homer's Iliad, Book XVI, vv. 419-683. Sarpedon is the courageous leader of the Lycian contingent that went to assist the Trojans against the invading Greeks. Son of Zeus, he was killed by Patroclus, after which a fierce fight erupts, until the Greeks strip Sarpedon of his armour. Zeus sends Apollo, Sleep and Death to convey his body to Lycia for burial.