Palinurus (disambiguation)

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

Palinurus may also refer to:

Taxa

• Palinurus (genus), a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae
• Papilio palinurus, the emerald swallowtail butterfly
• Conus ammiralis var. palinurus, a sea snail

Ships and boats

• HEICS Palinurus, the Honourable East India Company's surveying brig Palinurus, captained by Robert Moresby (1794–1854)
• Palinurus, a ship wrecked off the Isles of Scilly (1848)
• Palinurus, former name of Luciole (barge), a hotel barge on the French canal system
• USC&GS Palinurus, commanded by Richardson Clover (1846–1919)

Other uses

• Palinurus, the pseudonym of Cyril Connolly as author of The Unquiet Grave (1944)
• 4832 Palinurus, a Jovian asteroid
• Palinuri Fretum (Strait of Palinurus), a classical albedo feature on Mars
• Palinurus of Mexico, novel by Fernando del Paso Morante (born 1935)

See also

• Palinuro, Italian town named for Palinurus
• French brig Palinure (1804), named for Palinurus