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 tamer of horses, and king of Etruria, known for being one "whom no one can fell by fire or steel" (Mandelbaum, VII.911-912).[1]
- ^ The Aeneid of Virgil. Translated by Mandelbaum, Allen. New York: Bantam Books. 1971. p. 183. ISBN 0-553-21041-6.