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A detail of a black-figure pottery vase showing Thanatos (Death) and Hypnos (Sleep) carrying the dead body of the hero Sarpedon. Made around 500 BCE in Attica, Greece. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Roan, P. (2022, April 28). Thanatos & Hypnos with Sarpedon. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15753/thanatos--hypnos-with-sarpedon/
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Roan, Peter. "Thanatos & Hypnos with Sarpedon." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 28, 2022. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15753/thanatos--hypnos-with-sarpedon/.
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Roan, Peter. "Thanatos & Hypnos with Sarpedon." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Apr 2022. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
