Daphne was a naiad (water nymph) in Greek mythology.
Daphne may also refer to:
- Daphne (opera), a 1938 opera by Richard Strauss based on the myth and legend of the beautiful nymph Daphne
- Daphne (plant), a genus of shrubs in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, noted for their scented flowers and poisonous berries
- 41 Daphne, an asteroid
Places
edit- Daphne Palace, of Constantinople
- Daphni Monastery, near Athens
- Daphne Island, a river island in Alberta, Canada
- Daphne Major, in the Galápagos Islands
- Daphne, Alabama, a city in the United States
- A former suburb of the ancient city of Antioch, today Harbiye, Antakya, Turkey
- Constantiana Daphne, Byzantine fortification on Danube
- Daphne (Mount Athos), Greece, likely site of ancient Cleonae
- Daphne (Thrace), a town of ancient Thrace, now in Turkey
- Rablah / Riblah, formerly also known by the name Daphne
Vessels
edit- Daphne (brig), a ship that was wrecked in 1819
- SS Daphne (1883), a ship which sank disastrously in 1883
- HMS Daphne, Royal Navy ships
- Princess Daphne (ship), a cruise ship operated by Costa Cruises (1979–1997)
- Daphné-class submarine
- Daphne-class Seaward Defence Craft, Royal Danish Navy
People
edit- Daphne (singer) (born 1986), Cameroonian singer
- Daphne (given name), a list of persons and fictional characters with the given name
Songs
edit- "Daphne", a song on several Django Reinhardt albums, such as Djangology; written in 1937
- "Daphne", a song from the 2002 1 Giant Leap album 1 Giant Leap
- "Daphne", a song from the 2011 Lia Ices album Grown Unknown
- "Daphne", a song by British band Squeeze from their 1995 album Ridiculous
- "Daphne", a song by Bat for Lashes from the album The Haunted Man
- "Daphne", a song from the 2001 John Paul Jones album The Thunderthief
Other uses
edit- Daphne (2017 film), a British drama film
- Daphne (2007 film), a British biographical drama film
- Daphne (comedy), a British comedy trio
- DAPHNE (emulator), an emulator of Laserdisc arcade games
- Daphne (Re:Zero), a character in the light novel series Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World
- Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, a 2004 anime
- Détecteur à Grande Acceptance pour la Physique Photonucléaire Expérimentale, a particle detector
- DAPHNE project, a European Commission-funded project under FP7 research funding
- Daphne Duck, a Disney character
- Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill
- Daphne Blake, a character in the Scooby-Doo franchise
- Princess Daphne (Dragon's Lair), a character from the Dragon's Lair series of video games
See also
edit- Daffney (born 1975), American professional wrestler
- Dafney, surname
- Daphnia, small planktonic crustaceans
- Plant genus names:
- Daphnandra
- Daphnidium, synonym of Lindera
- Daphniphyllum
- Daphnopsis
- Dafne (disambiguation)
- Dafni (disambiguation)
- Dafny (programming language)
- Daphne (Amaliada), Greece
- Daphne, Alabama metropolitan area
- Apollo and Daphne
- Compromising Daphne
- Daphne Civic Center
- Daphne Laureola
- Daphne Sounds Expensive
- Daphne Walker (disambiguation)