Palinurus (disambiguation)

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Palinurus is a mythological figure, often portrayed as a helmsman, navigator or guide.

Palinurus may also refer to:

Ships and boats

  • HCS Palinurus (1823), a sloop or brig built for Bombay Marine, the naval arm of the British East India Company
  • Palinurus, a ship wrecked off the Isles of Scilly in 1848
  • Palinurus, formerly Luciole (barge), a hotel barge on the French canal system
  • USC&GS Palinurus, commanded by Richardson Clover (1846–1919)

Other uses

  • 4832 Palinurus, a Jupiter trojan asteroid
  • Palinurus (crustacean), a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae
  • Palinurus, the pseudonym of Cyril Connolly as author of The Unquiet Grave (1944)
  • Palinurus of Mexico, the translation of a 1976 novel by Fernando del Paso
  • Strait of Palinurus and Bay of Palinurus, classical albedo features on Mars

See also

  • Conus ammiralis var. palinurus, a sea snail
  • All pages with titles containing palinurus
  • Palinure (disambiguation)
  • Palinuro (disambiguation)
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