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Palinurus
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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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6 branches of this genus, most-observed first

European Spiny Lobster

speciesPalinurus elephas

Pink Spiny Lobster

speciesPalinurus mauritanicus

Southern Spiny Lobster

speciesPalinurus gilchristi

Natal Spiny Lobster

speciesPalinurus delagoae

Cape Verde Spiny Lobster

speciesPalinurus charlestoni

Palinurus barbarae

speciesPalinurus barbarae

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Palinurus in Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)

Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.242

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90627.