or PALINURI PROMONTORIUM (Capo Palinuro), was a mountainous headland on the coast of Lucania, between Velia and Buxentum. It derived its celebrity, as well as its name, from Palinurus, the pilot of Æneas, who, according to Virgil and other Latin authors, was cast ashore and buried near the promontory. It was also well known for its well-sheltered haven, which still bears the name of Porto di Palinuro.