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The Aeneid · Character

Messapus

Etruscan ally of Turnus, a swift warrior.

minor

Also known as Messapus Ericetes

First appearance: book vii

Messapus shows up with force in Book IX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Leads the van of the confederate army and is given the post of honor to keep the nightly guard.
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LALatinusTUTurnusNINisusDIDidoEUEuryalusMEMessapus

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  • Other

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  • Minor characters and mythological figures
  • Allied kings and heirs
  • Major divine and mortal antagonists
  • Funeral games competitors
  • Figures from Trojan War past

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