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Sarpedon’s armour

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Canonical name
Sarpedon’s armour
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Editorial note
The armour defended and later stripped; not Sarpedon’s corpse.

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Claims

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·Direct

The Achaeans strip Sarpedon’s gleaming armour, and Patroclus gives it to his men to carry to the ships.

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“The Achaeans, therefore stripped the gleaming armour from his shoulders and the brave son of Menoetius gave it to his men to take to the ships.”
·Direct

Sarpedon’s spear, helmet, and shield had been borne by him and taken by Patroclus before becoming contest armour.

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“the spear, helmet and shield that had been borne by Sarpedon, and were taken from him by Patroclus.”

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·Direct
“save my armour from being taken”
·Direct
“stripped the gleaming armour from his shoulders”
·Direct
“the spear, helmet and shield that had been borne by Sarpedon”

Passage preview

Book 16 · Passage 32

Sarpedon now took a second aim at Patroclus, and again missed him, the point of the spear passed over his left shoulder without hitting him. Patroclus then aimed in his turn, and the spear sped not from his hand in vain, for he hit Sarpedon just where the midriff surrounds the ever-beating heart. He fell like some oak or silver poplar or tall pine to which woodmen have laid their axes upon the mountains to make timber for ship-building—even so did he lie stretched at full length in front of his chariot and horses, moaning and clutching at the blood-stained dust. As when a lion springs with a bound upon a herd of cattle and fastens on a great black bull which dies bellowing in its clutches—even so did the leader of the Lycian warriors struggle in death as he fell by the hand of Patroclus. He called on his trusty comrade and said, ‘Glaucus, my brother, hero among heroes, put forth all your strength, fight with might and main, now if ever quit yourself like a valiant soldier. First go about among the Lycian captains and bid them fight for Sarpedon; then yourself also do battle to save my armour from being taken. My name will haunt you henceforth and for ever if the Achaeans rob me of my armour now that I have fallen at their ships. Do your very utmost and call all my people together.’