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Messapus logo #10101) Character in the Aeneid
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Messapus

Messapus logo #21000 Messapus, a character in Virgil`s Aeneid, appears in Books VII and IX of the Latin epic poem. He was a famous tamer of horses and king of Etruria, known for being one `whom no one can fell by fire or steel` (Mandelbaum, VII.911-912); perhaps because he is a son of Neptune. Although accustomed to peace, in Book VII Messapus joins forces with Tur......
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Messapus

Messapus logo #21000[King of Sicyon] Messapus (Greek: Μέσσαπος, Messapos) was the ninth king of Sicyon in the Peloponnesus according to classical Greek mythography. Writers quoting Castor of Rhodes state that he reigned there for 47 years following Leucippus, and before Eratus. However, Pausanius omits this king Messapus, alleging that the throne passe...
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