Daphne (disambiguation)

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Daphne was a naiad (water nymph) in Greek mythology.

Daphne may also refer to:

  • Daphne (opera), a 1938 opera by Richard Strauss based on the myth and legend of the beautiful nymph Daphne
  • Daphne (plant), a genus of shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries
  • 41 Daphne, an asteroid

Places

  • Daphne Palace, of Constantinople
  • Daphni Monastery, near Athens
  • Daphne Island, a river island in Alberta, Canada
  • Daphne Major, in the Galápagos Islands
  • Daphne, Alabama, a city in the United States
  • A former suburb of the ancient city of Antioch, today Harbiye, Antakya, Turkey
  • Constantiana Daphne, Byzantine fortification on Danube
  • Daphne (Mount Athos), Greece, likely site of ancient Cleonae
  • Daphne (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace, now in Turkey
  • Rablah / Riblah, formerly also known by the name Daphne

Vessels

  • Daphne (brig), a ship that was wrecked in 1819
  • SS Daphne (1883), a ship which sank disastrously in 1883
  • HMS Daphne, Royal Navy ships
  • Princess Daphne (ship), a cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises (1979–1997)
  • Daphné-class submarine
  • Daphne-class Seaward Defence Craft, Royal Danish Navy

People

  • Daphne (singer) (born 1986), Cameroonian singer
  • Daphne (given name), a list of persons and fictional characters with the given name

Songs

  • "Daphne", a song on several Django Reinhardt albums, such as Djangology; written in 1937
  • "Daphne", a song from the 2002 1 Giant Leap album 1 Giant Leap
  • "Daphne", a song from the 2011 Lia Ices album Grown Unknown
  • "Daphne", a song by British band Squeeze from their 1995 album Ridiculous
  • "Daphne", a song by Bat for Lashes from the album The Haunted Man
  • "Daphne", a song from the 2001 John Paul Jones album The Thunderthief

Other uses

  • Daphne (2017 film), a British drama film
  • Daphne (2007 film), a British biographical drama film
  • Daphne (comedy), a British comedy trio
  • DAPHNE (emulator), an emulator of Laserdisc arcade games
  • Daphne (Re:Zero), a character in the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
  • Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, a 2004 anime
  • Détecteur à Grande Acceptance pour la Physique Photonucléaire Expérimentale, a particle detector
  • DAPHNE project, a European Commission-funded project under FP7 research funding
  • Daphne Duck, a Disney character
  • Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill
  • Daphne Blake, a character in the Scooby-Doo franchise
  • Princess Daphne (Dragon's Lair), a character from the Dragon's Lair series of video games

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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