Narcissus may refer to:

Biology

* ''Narcissus'' (plant), a genus containing daffodils and others

People

Narcissus (mythology) In Greek mythology, Narcissus (; Ancient Greek: Νάρκισσος ''Nárkissos'') was a hunter from Thespiae in Boeotia (alternatively Mimas or modern day Karaburun, Izmir) who was known for his beauty. According to Tzetzes, he rejected ...

, Greek mythological character * Narcissus (wrestler) (2nd century), assassin of the Roman emperor Commodus *

Tiberius Claudius Narcissus Tiberius Claudius Narcissus (died ) 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'' (in charge of correspondence). Life He reportedly had gre ...

(1st century), freedman and secretary to the Roman emperor Claudius * Saint Narcissus (disambiguation), several saints

Film

* ''Narcissus'' (1983 film), a film by Norman McLaren * ''Narcissus'' (2012 film), a Lithuanian film * ''Narcissus'' (2015 film), a Tunisian film * '' Pink Narcissus'', a film by James Bidgood * ''Narcissus'', a 1956 film by

Willard Maas Willard Maas (June 24, 1906 – January 2, 1971) was an American experimental filmmaker and poet. Personal life and career Maas was born in Lindsay, California and graduated from State Teachers College at San Jose. He came to New York in the 193 ...

*'' Black Narcissus'', a 1947 film by Powell and Pressburger * ''Narcissus'', an escape shuttle in the '' Aliens'' film series

Music

* ''Narcissus'', an EP by the Danish band Kellermensch * "Narcissus" (music), a piano piece by Ethelbert Nevin, recorded as a duet by Norman Wisdom and Joyce Grenfell * Narcissus (band) * ''Narcissus'', an opera by

Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel (13 January 1690 in – 27 November 1749 in Gotha) was a prolific German composer of the Baroque era. Stölzel was an accomplished German stylist who wrote a good many of the poetic texts for his vocal works. Biogr ...

* Écho et Narcisse, an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck * "Narcissus", a song by Alanis Morissette on the 2002 album ''

Under Rug Swept ''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released 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 earli ...

'' * "Narcissus", a 2019 single by Róisín Murphy later released on '' Róisín Machine''

Literature

* '' Echo and Narcissus'', a poem by Ovid * ''

Narcissus and Goldmund ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' (; also published as ''Death and the Lover'') is a novel written by the German–Swiss author Hermann Hesse which was first published in 1930. At its publication, ''Narcissus and Goldmund'' was considered Hesse's liter ...

'', a novel by Hermann Hesse * '' The Nigger of the 'Narcissus''', a novel by Joseph Conrad

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