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Narcissus

Narcissus may refer to:

People
Narcissus (mythology), a mythological hero
Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd c.), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus
Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (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
Narcissus, a 1956 film by Willard Maas
Black Narcissus, a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger
Narcissus, an escape shuttle in the Aliens film series

Music
Narcissus (band)
Narcissus, a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin
Narcissus, an opera by Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
"Narcissus", a song by Alanis Morissette on the album Under Rug Swept
Narcissus 1954 recording by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell

Literature
Echo and Narcissus, a poem by Ovid
Narcissus and Goldmund, a novel by Hermann Hesse
The Nigger of the 'Narcissus', a novel by Joseph Conrad

Other meanings
Narcissus (genus), a genus of flowering plants
Narcissus (JavaScript engine)
Narcissus (painting), a painting by Caravaggio
HMS Narcissus, a name borne by six ships of the Royal Navy
Operation Narcissus, a military operation

See also

Narcissa
Narcissu
Narcissus (plant)

Source: Wikipedia

Translation

The word "Narcissus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Danish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish.

Translation(s) in other languages: Czech: Narcis, Greek: Νάρκισσος, Spanish: Narciso, French: Narcisse, Italian: Narciso, Portuguese: Narciso (desambiguação), Russian: Нарцисс, Slovak: Narcis, Serbian: Нарцис, Ukrainian: Нарцис.


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