Messapus (Greek: Μέσσαπος, Messapos) was the ninth king of Sicyon[1] 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.[1]
However, Pausanius omits this king Messapus, alleging that the throne passed directly from Leucippus, who had no male heir, to his grandson Peratus.[2]
According to Strabo, Messapio in Boeotia,[3] and later Messapia in southeastern Italy, derived their names from this Messapus.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Eusebius' Chronicle". masseiana.org. 2012. http://www.masseiana.org/eusebius_chronicle.htm. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Classical E-Text: PAUSANIAS, DESCRIPTION OF GREECE 2.1 - 14". theoi.com. 2011. http://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias2A.html. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Strabo, Geography, Book 9, chapter 2, section 13". perseus.tufts.edu. 2014. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+9.2.13&redirect=true. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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