Narcissus
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Narcissus may refer to:
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Biology
- Narcissus (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others
People
- Narcissus (mythology)Narcissus (mythology)Narcissus or Narkissos , possibly derived from ναρκη meaning "sleep, numbness," in Greek mythology was a hunter from the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty. He was exceptionally proud, in that he disdained those who loved him...
, Greek mythological character - Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd c.), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus
- Tiberius Claudius NarcissusTiberius Claudius NarcissusTiberius Claudius Narcissus was one of the freedmen who formed the core of the imperial court under the Roman emperor Claudius. He is described as praepositus ab epistulis ....
(1st c.), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius - Saint Narcissus, the name of several saints
Film
- Narcissus (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren
- Pink NarcissusPink NarcissusPink Narcissus is an [ American arthouse drama film by James Bidgood visualizing the erotic fantasies of a gay male prostitute.-Synopsis:...
, a film by James Bidgood - Narcissus, a 1956 film by Willard MaasWillard MaasWillard Maas was an American experimental filmmaker and poet.-Personal life and career:He was the husband of filmmaker Marie Menken...
- Black NarcissusBlack NarcissusBlack Narcissus is a 1947 film by the British director-writer team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, based on the novel of the same name by Rumer Godden...
, a 1947 film by Powell and PressburgerPowell and PressburgerThe British film-making partnership of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, also known as The Archers, made a series of influential films in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1981 they were recognized for their contributions to British cinema with the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award, the most prestigious... - Narcissus, an escape shuttle in the AliensAlien (film)Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto. The film's title refers to its primary antagonist: a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature which...
film series
Music
- Narcissus (EP) an EP by the danish band KellermenschKellermenschKellermensch is a Danish band. The band was formed in Esbjerg in 2006, they started out under the name Brudevalsen , and took their name from the German translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky's novella Notes from Underground....
- NarcissusNarcissus (music)Narcissus is a piece of music composed for the piano in 1891 by Ethelbert Nevin. It is fourth of the five pieces in the suite Water Scenes. The composer recalled the Greek myth of Narcissus and, upon rereading the story, the music came quickly. The first draft was written immediately and was...
, a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman WisdomNorman WisdomSir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin...
and Joyce GrenfellJoyce GrenfellJoyce Irene Grenfell, OBE was an English actress, comedienne, diseuse and singer-songwriter.-Early life:... - Narcissus (band)Narcissus (band)Narcissus was a metalcore band formed in 1998 in Cleveland, Ohio. Members included, at various times, John LaRussa , Justin Carroll , John Pope , Derek Carter , Stephen Cushman and Josh King . The band was on the now-defunct label Takehold Records before joining Abacus Recordings...
- Narcissus, an opera by Gottfried Heinrich StölzelGottfried Heinrich StölzelGottfried Heinrich Stölzel was a prolific German composer.-Biography:Stölzel grew up in Schwarzenberg, Saxony in the Erzgebirge. From 1707 he was a student of theology in Leipzig, and of Melchior Hofmann, the musical director of the Neukirche. He studied, worked and composed in Breslau and Halle...
- "Narcissus", a song by Alanis Morissette on the album Under Rug SweptUnder Rug SweptUnder Rug Swept is the fifth album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Released by Maverick Records in the United States on February 26, 2002 and in the United Kingdom a day earlier , it was the first album Morissette had written and produced on her own...
Literature
- Echo and NarcissusEcho and NarcissusEcho and Narcissus is an episode from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Latin mythological epic from the Augustan period. The introduction of the myth of the mountain nymph Echo into the story of Narcissus, the beautiful youth who rejected sexuality and falls in love with his own reflection, appears to have...
, a poem by Ovid - Narcissus and GoldmundNarcissus and GoldmundNarcissus and Goldmund is a novel written by the German-Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in German as Narziß und Goldmund in 1930...
, a novel by Hermann Hesse - The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'The Nigger of the 'Narcissus': A Tale of the Sea is a novella by Joseph Conrad. Because of its quality compared to earlier works, some have described it as marking the start of Conrad's major period; others have placed it as the best work of his early period. John G...
, a novel by Joseph Conrad
Other meanings
- Narcissus (JavaScript engine)Narcissus (JavaScript engine)Narcissus is an open source JavaScript engine. It was written by Brendan Eich, who also wrote the first JavaScript engine, SpiderMonkey. Its name is based on the mythical figure of Narcissus, who fell in love with himself...
- Narcissus (painting)Narcissus (painting)Narcissus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, painted circa 1597-1599. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica in Rome....
, a painting by Caravaggio - HMS NarcissusHMS NarcissusSix ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Narcissus after the Narcissus of mythology, or after the Narcissi flowers.* The first Narcissus was a 20-gun sixth-rate launched in 1781 and wrecked in 1796....
, a name borne by six ships of the Royal Navy - Operation NarcissusOperation NarcissusDuring World War II, Operation Narcissus was a raid by forty members of the Special Air Service on a lighthouse on the southeast coast of Sicily. The team landed on 10 July 1943 with the mission of capturing the lighthouse and the surrounding high ground....
, a military operation