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Palinurus
Mythical coxwain of Aeneas' ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Palinurus (disambiguation).
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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