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Palinurus

Palinurus (Palinūrus), in Roman mythology and especially Virgil's Aeneid, is the coxswain of Aeneas' ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide. Palinurus is an example of human sacrifice; his life is the price for the Trojans landing in Italy.

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MartialWilliam the BretonMaffeo VegioLucianCharon
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Palinurus in the Aeneid

The Fall of TroyCarthageItalySicilyAnchises
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Roman mythologyVirgilAeneidCoxswainAeneas
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Palinurus in the Aeneid

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related to References · 37
Palinurus → Antony Spawforth, As, Beauties, Bulfinch, Dante Alighieri, Durling, February, Frederick Ahl, George, George Orwell, Godine, Hornblower, Ian Angus, In Robert, ISBN, Journalism, Letters, Martinez, New York, Orwell
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Palinurus → Aeneas, Aeneas's, After, Anchises, Apollo, Calm, Cape Palinuro, Carthage, Cocytus, Drugged, In Book, Italy, Sicily, The Cumaean Sibyl, The Fall, Trojans, Troy, Velia, Virgil, You
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Palinurus → Iam Palinurus, Martial's, Meiere, Minxisti, One, Palinurus's, Pauline
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Palinurus → example of human sacrifice
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Palinurus → Jovian

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Palinurusrelated to Palinurus in the AeneidTrojans0.60section
Palinurusrelated to Palinurus in the AeneidThe Fall0.60section
Palinurusrelated to Palinurus in the AeneidTroy0.60section

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