Palinurus

mythical character, pilot of one of the ships of Æneas, who, sleeping at his post, fell into the sea and was drowned
Person mythological_roman_character Q679636
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Palinurus

Summary

Palinurus is a mythological Roman character[1]. He worked as a helmsman[2]. He draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_roman_character category, ranking #7 of 16).[3]

Key Facts

  • Palinurus's professions included helmsman[2].
  • Palinurus's image is recorded as Statua di Palinuro.jpg[4].
  • Palinurus is recorded as male[5].
  • Palinurus's instance of is recorded as mythological Roman character[6].
  • Palinurus's Commons category is recorded as Palinurus (mythology)[7].
  • Palinurus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lq75[8].
  • Palinurus's manner of death is recorded as homicide[9].
  • Palinurus's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[10].
  • Palinurus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11].
  • Palinurus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[12].
  • Palinurus's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 3861[13].
  • Palinurus's present in work is recorded as Aeneid[14].
  • Palinurus's different from is recorded as Palinurus[15].
  • Palinurus's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776709574[16].
  • Palinurus's De Agostini ID is recorded as Palinuro+(mitologia)[17].
  • Palinurus's related image is recorded as Gmelin Palinuro.jpg[18].
  • Palinurus's ToposText person ID is recorded as 1674[19].
  • Palinurus's Lex ID is recorded as Palinurus[20].

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Career and Affiliations

Palinurus worked as a helmsman[2].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Palinurus include Cape Palinuro[21], a promontory[22], in Italy[23] and 4832 he[24], an asteroid[25].

Why It Matters

Palinurus draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_roman_character category, ranking #7 of 16).[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for him include Cape Palinuro[21], a promontory[22], in Italy[23] and 4832 he[24], an asteroid[25].

FAQs

What did Palinurus do for work?

Palinurus worked as helmsman[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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