Sarpedon (Crete)

Sarpedon was the son of Zeus and Europa. He and his brothers Minos and Rhadamanthus, were adopted by the Cretan king Asterion or Asterius. When they grew up, Sarpedon and Minos fought over the love of a boy, Miletus (or Atymnius). Miletus choose Sarpedon and Minos became jealous, and Sarpedon was forced to flee his native Crete for Asia Minor, eventually ending up in Lycia. He was given the ability to live three generations.
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