Palinurus (disambiguation)

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

Palinurus may also refer to:

Ships and boats

 * HCS Palinurus, a sloop or brig built for Bombay Marine, the naval arm of the British East India Company
 * Palinurus, a ship wrecked off the Isles of Scilly in 1848
 * Palinurus, formerly Luciole (barge), a hotel barge on the French canal system
 * USC&GS Palinurus, commanded by Richardson Clover (1846–1919)

Other uses

 * 4832 Palinurus, a Jupiter trojan asteroid
 * Palinurus (crustacean), a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae
 * Palinurus, the pseudonym of Cyril Connolly as author of The Unquiet Grave (1944)
 * Palinurus of Mexico, the translation of a 1976 novel by Fernando del Paso
 * Strait of Palinurus and Bay of Palinurus, classical albedo features on Mars