Messapian shepherds
Messapian shepherds punished by nymphs for hubris.
The Messapian shepherds are flock-tending inhabitants of Messapia in southern Apulia. They appear in two myths in which they offend local nymphs and are punished for their impiousness.
Quick Facts
- Region
- Messapia (southern Apulia, Italian Peninsula)
- Punishment in one version
- Turned into a wild olive tree
- Punishment in another version
- Turned into trees that groan and lament
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