Messapus, (Greek: Μέσσαπος, Messapos) a character in Virgil's Aeneid, appears in Books VII to XII of the Latin epic poem. He was a son of Neptune, a famous...
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Messapus (Ancient Greek: Μέσσαπος Messapos) was the ninth king of Sicyon in the Peloponnesus according to classical Greek mythography. Writers quoting...
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Commons has media related to Eicochrysops messapus. Wikispecies has information related to Eicochrysops messapus. Eicochrysops at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera...
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contains seven species: Messapus martini Simon, 1898 — Zambia, South Africa Messapus megae Haddad & Mbo, 2015 — Zimbabwe Messapus meridionalis Haddad &...
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to the cult of Neptune, and Messapus and Halesus (the eponymous hero of Falerii) were believed to be his sons. Messapus led the Falisci (and others)...
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Corynetes Cromus Cymopoleia Erginus of Caria Eryx Euseirus Geren Lamia Lamus Messapus Onchestus Palaestinus Paralus [citation needed] Phineus Phorbas of Acarnania...
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kingdom to him. However, in some accounts, the crown of Sicyon was passed to Messapus before being inherited by Eratus . Eusebius, Chronographia 63 Pausanias...
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Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Brussels, 1967. p. 25. O'Hara, James (1989). "Messapus, Cycnus, and the Alphabetical Order of Vergil's Catalogue of Italian Heroes"...
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Virgil borrowed heavily from Cycnus when making the character Messapus for the Aeneid. Messapus is the son of Neptune, and like Cycnus was said to be invulnerable...
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and inherited the kingdom. In some account, Leucippus was succeeded by Messapus as the ninth king of Sicyon. Eusebius, Chronographia 63 Pausanias, 2.5...
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