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Palinurus, genus Palinurusnoun
type genus of the family Palinuridae
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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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Palinurus is a genus of spiny lobsters, comprising around 13 species. They are also commonly known as the "crayfish" or "crawfish". The most famous species is the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas). The term also refers to a character in Greek and Roman mythology, Palinurus, who was the helmsman of Aeneas's ship in the Aeneid.
Webster Dictionary
Palinurusnoun
an instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation, the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the compass
Etymology: [So called from L. Palinurus, the pilot of Aeneas.]
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Palinurus
Palinurus, in Roman mythology and especially Virgil's Aeneid, is the helmsman of Aeneas's ship. Later authors used him as a general type of navigator or guide.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Palinurus
the pilot of one of the ships of Æneas, who, sleeping at his post, fell into the sea, and was drowned.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of palinurus in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of palinurus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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