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'''Messapus''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: Μέσσαπος ''Messapos'') was the ninth king of [[Sicyon]] in the [[Peloponnesus]] according to classical [[Greek mythology|Greek mythography]].
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== Mythology ==
'''Messapus''' (Greek: Μέσσαπος, ''Messapos'') was the ninth king of [[Sicyon]]<ref name = "eus">{{cite web |url= http://www.masseiana.org/eusebius_chronicle.htm |title=Eusebius' Chronicle |first= |last= |work=masseiana.org |year=2012 |accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref> in the [[Peloponnesus]] according to classical Greek mythography. Writers quoting [[Castor of Rhodes]] state that he reigned there for 47 years following [[Leucippus (son of Thurimachus)|Leucippus]], and before Eratus or Peratus.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://hope-of-israel.org/greekhistory.html |title=The Restoration of Greek History |first= Herman L|last=Hoeth|work=hope-of-israel.org |year=2012 |accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=v4oNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA414&lpg=PA414&dq=Messapus+(King+of+Sicyon)&source=bl&ots=tlao4AXeq9&sig=vWrg1JWqCDDgf0JD5sTG2OjBILU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=dL3yUpLyC8GV7Aaq4IGYBA&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Messapus%20(King%20of%20Sicyon)&f=false |title=The sacred and profane history of the world connected. |first= Samuel|last= Shuckford|work=books.google.co.uk |year=2014 |accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref> The Christian chronicler [[Eusebius]] says that his reign coincided with the life of the Biblical [[Joseph (son of Jacob)|Joseph]]: "During his reign Egypt was ruled by Joseph, as the Hebrews record."<ref name = "eus"/>
Writers quoting [[Castor of Rhodes]] stated that he reigned over Sicyon for 47 years following [[Leucippus (son of Thurimachus)|Leucippus]], and before [[Peratus|Eratus]].<ref>[[Eusebius]], ''Chronographia'' [https://topostext.org/work/531#63 63]</ref> However, [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanius]] omitted this king Messapus, alleging that the throne passed directly from Leucippus, who had no male heir, to his grandson Peratus.<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], 2.5.7</ref>


According to [[Strabo]], [[Messapio]] in [[Boeotia]]<ref>[[Strabo]], [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+9.2.13 9.2.13]</ref> and later Messapia in southeastern [[Italy]], derived their names from this Messapus.
However, [[Pausanius]] omits this king Messapus, alleging that the throne passed directly from Leucippus, who had no male heir, to his grandson Peratus.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.theoi.com/Text/Pausanias2A.html |title=Classical E-Text: PAUSANIAS, DESCRIPTION OF GREECE 2.1 - 14 |first= |last=|work=theoi.com |year=2011 |accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref>


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According to [[Strabo]], [[Messapio]] in [[Boeotia]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Strab.+9.2.13&redirect=true |title=Strabo, Geography, Book 9, chapter 2, section 13 |first= |last= |work=perseus.tufts.edu |year=2014 |accessdate=5 February 2014}}</ref> and later Messapia in southeastern [[Italy]], derived their names from this Messapus.
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== References ==


* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. {{ISBN|0-674-99328-4}}. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0160 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
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* Pausanias, ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
*[[Strabo]], ''The Geography of Strabo.'' Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0198%3Abook%3D6%3Achapter%3D1%3Asection%3D1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.]
*Strabo, ''Geographica'' edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0197 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.]


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Latest revision as of 21:17, 3 September 2024

Messapus (Ancient Greek: Μέσσαπος Messapos) was the ninth king of Sicyon in the Peloponnesus according to classical Greek mythography.

Mythology

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Writers quoting Castor of Rhodes stated that he reigned over Sicyon for 47 years following Leucippus, and before Eratus.[1] However, Pausanius omitted 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.

Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sicyon
47 years
Succeeded by

Notes

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  1. ^ Eusebius, Chronographia 63
  2. ^ Pausanias, 2.5.7
  3. ^ Strabo, 9.2.13

References

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  • Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. ISBN 0-674-99328-4. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
  • Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Strabo, The Geography of Strabo. Edition by H.L. Jones. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press; London: William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
  • Strabo, Geographica edited by A. Meineke. Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.