Narcissus
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Narcissus, in Greek mythology a hero renowned for his beauty and pride.
Narcissus may refer to:
- Biology
- Narcissus (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others
- 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
- Pink Narcissus, a film by James Bidgood
- 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
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