[337-383] ‘He next sees Palinurus, and inquires how he came to be lost at sea, contrary to Apollo's prediction. Palinurus acquits Apollo, says that he fell overboard by accident, and swam to shore, when he was killed by the natives, and begs that he may either be buried or taken with Aeneas across the Styx. The Sibyl rebukes him, but tells him that he shall have funeral solemnities, and that the spot where he was murdered shall bear his name.’
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