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Palinurus
The helmsman of Aeneas's ship in the Aeneid, who fell overboard asleep; here a figure for the guide lost in mid-course.
Reading notes
- Ibis §18 Palinurus
Palinurus, Aeneas' helmsman, lost overboard and then killed on the shore where he landed.
- The Cure for Love §17 Palinurus
Aeneas's helmsman in the Aeneid, lost overboard in mid-voyage; a figure for the guide who fails at sea.
- Sorrows §5.6 Palinurus
Aeneas's helmsman, lost overboard; Ovid's reproach to a friend who would 'leave the ship in mid-sea.'