Sarpedon's Fight With Patroclus

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I watch upon my son, Sarpedon with my lovely wife only to see him began to fight with Patroclus. My son, a great fighter, fight another fills my heart with pity. I turn my head to see my dazzling queen, Hera and I say with sadness, “ How can Sarpendon, the son I love the most, sign his own death wish to Patroclus. There is so much I feel because of this but only so much I can express. Should I take him away to Lycia, a vibrant green land distant from Troy and all its blood or beat him with Patroclus's hands?” Hera, my queen, begins to protest with angry in her veins, “How dare you say this? A mortal man sealed his doom and you want to set him free from death and it pain?
I tell you this Zeus, do what pleasures you…
But the immortal gods with shame you for this, and you must beware if you send Sarpedon home. Consider this too, other gods have their own children they’d love to same too but they refrain from it. They know the consequences of doing so and still face seeing their own child fight in this treacherous war.”
She continued to protest and I gave in but this still did not stop me from shedding tears upon this fact. I know continue to watch
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Sarpedon, captain of lycia’s shields men, died because of Patroclus’ hands. My heart had now grown a hole. The feeling of love was replaced with denial, thinking he is not dead, Sarpedon will awake in a moments time, ready to fight. Sadly, that moment never comes and I wait which seems like the end of time, to find the Lycians defending a soulless body. Horrible war cries began and the murderous night swept in. Soon Hector arrived with all his glory and stalked on the corpse seeing it dressed in armor. He smashed the head of Sarpedon’s skull with a rock and the skull split . Seeing him disrespect the dead has only made my beast show through the surface. All I wish is death on Patroclus for the pain he has caused my family, but first make Hector a coward that he should

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