Despina may refer to:
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Despina Delios
The Miss Massachusetts USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Massachusetts in the Miss USA pageant. It is currently produced by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts, which also pro ...
, American beauty pageant contestant
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Despina Stratigakos Despina Stratigakos (born 1963) is a Canadian-born architectural historian, writer, former vice provost, and professor of architecture at the University at Buffalo.
Education
Stratigakos was born in Montreal, Quebec, and received her undergradua ...
(born 1963), Canadian-born architectural historian and academic
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Despina Vandi
Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...
(born 1969), Greek singer
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Olivera Despina
Mileva Olivera Lazarević ( sr-cyr, Деспина Оливера Лазаревић; 1372 – after 1444), also known as Despina Hatun, was a Serbian princess and consort of the Ottoman sultan. She was the youngest daughter of Lazar of Serbi ...
( – after 1444), Serbian princess and Ottoman queen consort
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Milica Despina of Wallachia
Milica Despina ( sr-cyrl, Милица Деспина; ro, Milița Despina; – 30 January 1554) was the Princess consort of Wallachia by marriage to Neagoe Basarab (). She was regent of Wallachia from 1521 to 1522, on the behalf of her son Te ...
( – 1554), Princess consort of Wallachia
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Despoina
In Greek mythology, Despoina or Despoena (; el, Δέσποινα, Déspoina) was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon and sister of Arion.
She was worshipped under the title ''Despoina'' ("the mistress") alongside her mother Demeter, one of t ...
, a figure in Greek mythology
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''Despina'' (moth), a genus of moth
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Despina (moon)
Despina , also known as Neptune V, is the third-closest inner moon of Neptune. It is named after Greek mythological character Despoina, a nymph who was a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter.
Discovery
Despina was discovered in late July 1989 ...
, a moon of Neptune
* Despina, a character in Mozart's opera ''
Così fan tutte''
* "Despoina", a song by
Nikos Karvelas
Nikos Karvelas ( el, Νίκος Καρβέλας; born Nikos Leonardos on 8 September 1951) is a Greek songwriter, producer and singer. He has sold millions of records as a producer and is most recognizable for his three-decade-long collaborat ...
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